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Hwicce
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English
Proper noun
en historical kingdom of cc/England.
Old English
Pronunciation
Hwiċċe
Proper noun
ang proper noun form Hwiċċe
Hwicce (an Anglo-Saxon kingdom)
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
ang ⁊ þǣre ilcan dæġe rād Æþelmund ealdormann of Hwiċċum ofer æt Cynemǣresford. Ðā ġemette hine Wīhstān ealdormann mid Wilsǣtum, ⁊ þǣr wæs myċel ġefeoht, ⁊ þǣr bēġen ofsleġene wurdan þā ealdormenn, ⁊ Wilsǣte naman siġe. And on that same day Alderman Aethelmund rode from Hwicce to Kempsford. There he encountered Alderman Wihstan, who was with men of Wiltshire. And there was a great battle, and both aldermen were slain, and the men of Wiltshire won a victory.
ang Hwiċċas