Old English · proper noun
Suþanhymbre
Normalised Sūþanhymbre
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- IPA
- /ˈsuː.θɑnˌxym.bre/[ˈsuː.ðɑnˌhym.bre]
- Syllables
- ˈsuː · θɑn · ˌxym · bre (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- southumbriansmercians
Meaning
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the Southumbrians, Mercians
An. DCCII Hēr Cēnrēd feng tō Sūþanhymbra rīċe.
Year 702 In this year Cenred ascended to the throne of the Southumbrians.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Declension
| Plural | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Sūþanhymbre |
| Accusative | Sūþanhymbre |
| Genitive | Sūþanhymbra |
| Dative | Sūþanhymbrum |
All forms (3)
Etymology
Derived from sūþan (“from the south”) + Humbre (“the Humber”), thus meaning “people from south of the Humber”.
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