Earnwig

Old English

Etymology

From earn (“eagle”) and wīġ (“war, battle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ͜ɑrnˌwiːj/, [ˈæ͜ɑrˠnˌwiːj]

Proper noun

Earnwīġ m

1. a male given name

References

• Electronic Sawyer S 1017 (King Edward to Tofig, his comes; grant of 2 hides (territoria) at Berghe), Earnwig is mentioned as "Earnwig" in the old text section.
• Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 6, line 7, recorded as "Ærnƿi"