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Eadwig
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Old English
Alternative forms
ang Ēadwī
Etymology
From ang gmw-pro *Audawīg, from gmw-pro *aud wealth *wīg battle 1. Equivalent to ang ēad wīġ. Cognate with goh Ōtwīh.
Pronunciation
Ēad-wīġ
Proper noun
Ēadwīġ m
ang male
Eadwig; King of Anglo-Saxon England.
Eadwig Basan; an eleventh-century English Monk.
References
Electronic Sawyer S 594 (King Eadwig to Ælfwine, his familiar; grant of 15 hides (mansae) at Milton, Berks.), Eadwig is mentioned as "Eadwig" in the text section and the old text section.