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Humbre
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Middle English
Alternative forms
enm Homber Humber Humbir
enm Humbyre N; enm Hummyr Sc
Etymology
enm ang Humbre.
Pronunciation
enm /ˈhumbrə/ /ˈhumbər/
Proper noun
enm proper noun
the Humber estuary in England
Related terms
enm Northhumbre
Descendants
en Humber
gmw-msc Humbir
non Humra Humbra 1
wlm Humyr Humur Humbyr 1
cy Hymyr
References
HUMBER 105
Humber 201
enm Bodies of water Places in England
Old English
Pronunciation
Humbre
Proper noun
f
the Humber estuary in England
late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
ang Đa was on þā tīd Æðelbyrht cyning hāten on Centrīċe, ⁊ mihtiġ: hē hæfde rīċe ōð ġemæro Humbre strēames, sē tōsċēadeð sūðfolce Angelþēode ⁊ nordfolc. At that time the powerful Athelbert was king of the kingdom of Kent; his authority extended to the boundary of the Humber, which divides the southern English from the northern English.
Declension
Humbr sg
Derived terms
ang Norþanhymbre
ang Sūþanhymbre
Descendants
enm Humbre
ang Bodies of water Places in England