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Swiþhelm
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Old English
Etymology
From ang swīþ strong, mighty and ang helm protection, defence.
Pronunciation
Swīþ-helm
Proper noun
Swīþhelm m
ang male
late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
ang In ðā ilcan tīd wǣron in Ēastseaxna mǣġðe æfter Swiðhelme, bī þǣm wē ǣr beforan sǣġdon, tweġen cyningas Siġhere ⁊ Sebbe, þēah hē hēo Wulfhere Mercna cyninge underþēodde wǣren in hērnesse. At this time there were two kings in the nation of the East-Saxons, Sighere and Sebbe, who came after Swithhelm, whom we have mentioned before, though they were subjects of Wulfhere, king of Mercia.
Declension
Swīþhelm sg