Norþanhymbre
Appearance
Old English
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Alternative forms
[edit]- Norþhymbre m pl
Etymology
[edit]Derived from norþan (“from the north”) + Humbre (“the Humber”), thus meaning 'people from north of the Humber'.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Norþanhymbre m pl
- the Northumbrians
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
- And of Engle cōman Ēastengle ⁊ Middelengle ⁊ Myrċe ⁊ eall Norðhembra cynn...
- And from Anglia came the East Angles and the Middle Angles and the Mercians and all the Northumbrians...
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
- Northumbria
Declension
[edit]Strong i-stem:
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nominative | — | Norþanhymbre |
accusative | — | Norþanhymbre |
genitive | — | Norþanhymbra |
dative | — | Norþanhymbrum |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: Northhumbre, Norðhumbre, Norþhumber, Norþhumbre, Northumbre
- English: Northumber (obsolete)