Old English · proper noun
Norþanhymbre
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈnor.θɑnˌxym.bre/[ˈnorˠ.ðɑnˌhym.bre]
- Syllables
- ˈnor · θɑn · ˌxym · bre (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- northumbernorthumbriansnortheastnorthumbria
Meaning
-
(plural)the Northumbrians
And of Engle cōman Ēastengle ⁊ Middelengle ⁊ Myrċe ⁊ eall Norðhembra cynn...
And from Anglia came the East Angles and the Middle Angles and the Mercians and all the Northumbrians...
late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History -
(plural)Northumbria (an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England; in full, Kingdom of Northumbria)
Declension
| Plural | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Norþanhymbre |
| Accusative | Norþanhymbre |
| Genitive | Norþanhymbra |
| Dative | Norþanhymbrum |
All forms (3)
Etymology
Derived from norþan (“from the north”) + Humbre (“the Humber”), thus meaning “people from north of the Humber”.
Descendants
northumber
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