Leofswiþ

Old English

Etymology

From lēof (“beloved”) +‎ swiþ (“powerful, strong”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈle͜oːf.swiθ/

Proper noun

Lēofswiþ f

  1. a female given name

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 43
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