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Eosterwine
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Old English
Alternative forms
ang Ēasterwine
Etymology
From ang gmw-pro *Austrāwini, from gmw-pro *Austrā deity Eostre *wini friend 1. Equivalent to ang Ēastre wine. Cognate with goh Ōstruin.
Pronunciation
Ēoster-Wine
Proper noun
Ēosterwine m
ang male
Eosterwine; 7th century Anglo-Saxon Abbot of Wearmouth (Sunderland)
Declension
Ēosterwin sg 1
References
Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 22, line 43, recorded as "Eostoruini".