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Offa
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offa
Latin
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Offa<1> m
la Medieval Latin la male ang:Offa
la Annales Cambriae B Uastacio Britonum cum Offa in estate Ravaging of the Britons by Offa in summer https://www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/publications/Basic%20Texts%20Brittonic/BT%20Brittonic%20Vol%201%202002%20Dumville%20Annales%20Cambriae.pdf
Declension
Offa<1>
Old English
Pronunciation
Offa
Proper noun
m
ang male
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
ang An. DCCLXXVII Hēr Cynewulf ⁊ Offa ġefuhton ymb Benesingtūn ⁊ Offa ġenam þone tūn. Year 777 In this year Cynewulf and Offa fought near Benson and Offa seized the town.
Offa of Mercia
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
ang Penda wæs Pybbing, Pybba Creoding, Creoda Cynewalding, Cynewald Cnebbing, Cnebba Iceling, Icel Eomæring, Eomær Angelþēowing, Angelþēow Offing, Offa Wærmunding, Wærmund Wihtlæging, Wihtlæg Wōdening. Penda was son of Pybba, Pybba son of Creoda, Creoda son of Cynewald, Cynewald son of Cnebba, Cnebba son of Icel, Icel son of Eomer, Eomer son of Angeltheow, Angeltheow son of Offa, Offa son of Wermund, Wermund son of Wihtlæg, and Wihtlæg son of Woden.
Declension
Off sg
Derived terms
ang Offing
ang Individuals