Lindisfarena

Old English Alternative forms ang Lindesfarona Lindesfearona Lindisfarna Etymology Genitive plural of an unattested nominative/accusative *Lindisfaran. Proper noun m Lindisfarne an island off the coast of England late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History ang Þæt iċ bē ðām hālgan fæder Cūðbyrhte wrāt oððe on þysse bēċ oððe on ōðre, þā dǣda his līfes, sume iċ ǣrest nom of þām ġewrītum ðe iċ āwriten ġemette mid þām brōðrum þǣre ċyriċean æt Lindesfearona ēa sumu ðā þe iċ sylf onġitan mihte þurh swīðe ġetrēowa manna ġesæġene iċ tōycte. That which I wrote about the holy father Cuthbert, either in this book or another, about his life's deeds, some I took first from what I found among the brethren of the church at Lindisfarne, and I have added on the particulars which I could glean through conversations with very trustworthy people. Usage notes Often used with the noun ang ēa river Descendants en Lindisfarne References Lindisfaran 21710 ang Islands Places in England Places in Northumberland, England