Beornhere

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Bernuheri, from *bernu (“man, warrior”) +‎ *hari (“army”). Equivalent to beorn +‎ here. Cognate with Old High German Bernheri.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbe͜ornˌxe.re/, [ˈbe͜orˠnˌhe.re]

Proper noun

Beornhere m

  1. a male given name [9th–10th C. CE]

Descendants

References

  • “Full Record of 1050.0209”, in Corpus of Early Medieval Coin Finds‎[1], 26 August 2025 (last accessed) inscribed on the obverse with: BEoRN/EREMō, with the Mō taken as an abbreviation for Moneyer.
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