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Eadwine
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Old English
Alternative forms
ang Ǣdwine Ēdwine
Etymology
ang gmw-pro *Audawini, from ang gem-pro *Audawiniz, equivalent to ang ēad wine happiness, prosperity friend.
Pronunciation
Ēad-wine
Proper noun
Ēadwine m
ang male
late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
ang Fēorða wæs Rǣdwold Ēastengla cyning: fīfta Ēadwine Norðanhymbra cyning, sē hæfde rīċe ofer ealle Breotone buton Contwarum ānum. Fourth was Rædwald, king of East Anglia; fifth was Eadwine, king of Northumbria, who reigned over all of Britain except Kent alone.
Declension
Ēadwin 1 sg
Descendants
en Edwin
Further reading
Electronic Sawyer S 1516 (Will of Eadwine), is about a man named Eadwine mentioned as "Eadwine".
Electronic Sawyer S 1519 (Will of Ketel), Ketel's uncle Eadwine is mentioned as "Eadwine".