Swiþhelm

Old English

Etymology

From swīþ (“strong, mighty”) and helm (“protection, defense”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswiːθˌxelm/, [ˈswiːθˌheɫm]

Proper noun

Swīþhelm m

1. a male given name
   • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

     In ðā ilcan tīd wǣron in Ēastseaxna mǣġðe æfter Swiðhelme, bī þǣm wē ǣr beforan sǣġdon, tweġen cyningas Siġhere ⁊ Sebbe, þēah hē hēo Wulfhere Mercna cyninge underþēodde wǣren in hērnesse.

     At this time there were two kings in the nation of the East-Saxons, Sighere and Sebbe, who came after Swithhelm, whom we have mentioned before, though they were subjects of Wulfhere, king of Mercia.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	Swīþhelm	—
accusative	Swīþhelm	—
genitive	Swīþhelmes	—
dative	Swīþhelme	—