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Godwine
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Old English
Etymology
From ang gmw-pro *Godawini, from gmw-pro *god god *wini friend 1. Equivalent to ang god wine. Cognate with goh Goduin.
Pronunciation
God-wine
Proper noun
Godwine m
ang male
Godwin of Wessex; Anglo-Saxon Earl of Wessex and father of Harold Godwinson.
Declension
Godwin sg 1
Descendants
en Godwin
References
Electronic Sawyer S 1058 (King Edward to Osferth; grant of 5 hides (cassati) at Lench, Worcs. With note, in English, of a lease, for three lives, by Bishop Lyfing to Osferth), Godwine is mentioned as "Goduuinus" in the old text section.