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Bretwealas
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Old English
Etymology
From ang Brett Wēalas Wales. Compare odt bretwalas.
Pronunciation
brett-wēalas
Proper noun
Bretwēalas m-p
the Brittons of Wales
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
ang An. DCLXXXII On þissum ġēare Centwine ġeflīemde Bretwalas ōþ sǣ. Year 682 In this year Centwine drove the Brittons back to the sea.
Declension
Bretwēalas Bretwēalas Bretwēala Bretwēalum
References
Bret-walas 5109
ang Ethnonyms