Eadwig

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Audawīg, from *aud (“wealth”) +‎ *wīg (“battle”). Equivalent to ēad +‎ wīġ. Cognate with Old High German Ōtwīh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑːdˌwiːj/

Proper noun

Ēadwīġ m

  1. a male given name
  2. Eadwig; King of Anglo-Saxon England.
  3. Eadwig Basan; an eleventh-century English Monk.

References

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