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Donua
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Old English
Etymology
From ang cel-pro *Dānowyos (compare Welsh river name cy Donwy), an extended form of the river-name cel-pro *Dānu, from ang ine-pro *déh₂nu river goddess, akin to ine-pro *dʰenh₂- to set in motion; to flow.
Pronunciation
Donua
Proper noun
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ang indeclinable ang Danube Q1653
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
ang Þā wæs Donua sēo ēa swā swīþe oferforen, þæt hīe ġetruwedon þæt hīe ofer þām īse faran mehten, ac hīe mǣst ealle þǣr forwurdon. Then the River Danube was so thickly frozen over that they thought they could travel over the ice, but most all of them perished there.
References
Donua 7824