Ælfswiþ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Albiswinþ, from *albi (elf) +‎ *swinþ (strong). Equivalent to ælf +‎ swiþ. Cognate with Old High German Alpsuind.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈælf.swiθ/, [ˈæɫf.swiθ]

Proper noun

Ælfswiþ f

  1. a female given name

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative Ælfswiþ
accusative Ælfswiþe
genitive Ælfswiþe
dative Ælfswiþe

References

  • Okasha, Elisabeth (2011), Story, Joanna, editor, Women’s Names in Old English (Studies in Early Medieval Britian), Farnham; Burlington: Ashgate Publishing Limited, →ISBN, page 19