Eosterwine

Old English

Alternative forms

  • Ēasterwine

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Austrāwini, from *Austrā (“diety Eostre”) +‎ *wini (“friend”). Equivalent to Ēastre +‎ wine. Cognate with Old High German Ōstruin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈe͜oːs.terˌwi.ne/

Proper noun

Ēosterwine m

  1. a male given name
  2. Eosterwine; 7th century Anglo-Saxon Abbot of Wearmouth (Sunderland)

Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative Ēosterwine —
accusative Ēosterwine —
genitive Ēosterwines —
dative Ēosterwine —

References

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