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Hunfriþ
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Old English
Alternative forms
ang Hūnferþ Hūnfrith
Etymology
From ang gmw-pro *Hūnafriþu, equivalent to ang hūn bear cub + ang friþ peace. Cognate with en Humphrey.
Pronunciation
Hūn-Friþ
Proper noun
Hūnfriþ m
ang male
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
ang An. DCCXLIIII Hēr Daniel ġesæt on Wintanċeastre, ⁊ Hūnferþ feng tō bisċeopdōme. Year 744 In this year Daniel settled in Winchester, and Hunferth ascended to bishopdom.
References
Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 36, line 28, recorded as "Hunfrith".