Earnweald
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Arnuwald, from *arnu (“eagle”) + *wald (“might, authority”). Equivalent to earn + weald. Cognate with Old High German Arnolt, English Arnold (ultimately from Frankish).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑrnˌwæ͜ɑld/, [ˈæ͜ɑrˠnˌwæ͜ɑɫd]
Proper noun
Earnweald m
- a male given name
References
- PASE Domesday Earnweald 1 (Earnweald 'of Eastry', fl. 1066), Earnweald is mentioned as "Ernold".