Old English · proper noun
Walþeof
Normalised Walþēof
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈwɑlˌθe͜oːf/
- Syllables
- ˈwɑl · ˌθe͜oːf (2 syllables)
Meaning
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a male given name
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Waltheof of Bamburgh; 10th century Anglo-Saxon high-reeve/ealdorman of Bamburgh.
-
Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria; last Anglo-Saxon earl of Northumbria.
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
From Old Norse Valþjófr, equivalent to Old English weald (“powerful, mighty”) or wæl (“slaughter, carnage”) + þēof (“thief”), Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk Valtjov.
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