Hloþewig

Old English

Etymology

From Frankish *Hlūdawīg, derived from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud; famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”). This is the form of Louis that was present in England before the Norman Conquest in 1066, where it was replaced with Middle English Lewis and Lowis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxloː.θeˌwiːj/, [ˈl̥oː.ðeˌwiːj]

Proper noun

Hlōþewīġ m

1. a male given name

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	Hlōþewīġ	—
accusative	Hlōþewīġ	—
genitive	Hlōþewīġes	—
dative	Hlōþewīġe	—

Descendants

• Middle English: Lewis (?)
  • English: Lewis

References

• Electronic Sawyer S 1215 (Æthelflæd to Ælfwold; grant of a swine-pasture at Heronden in Tenterden, Kent, in return for 1450 pence), a man named Hloþwig is mentioned as "Hlo∂ewig" in the old text section and "Hloðewig" in the new text section.