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Earnwig
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Old English
Etymology
From ang gmw-pro *Arnuwīg, from gmw-pro *arnu eagle *wīg battle 1. Equivalent to ang earn wīġ. Cognate with goh Arnwīg.
Pronunciation
Earn-wīġ
Proper noun
Earnwīġ m
ang male
References
Electronic Sawyer S 1017 (King Edward to Tofig, his comes; grant of 2 hides (territoria) at Berghe), Earnwig is mentioned as "Earnwig" in the old text section.
Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 6, line 7, recorded as "Ærnƿi"