Norþanhymbre

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from norþan (“from the north”) + Humbre (“the Humber”), thus meaning 'people from north of the Humber'.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnor.θɑnˌxym.bre/,

Proper noun

Norþanhymbre m pl

  1. 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...
  2. Northumbria

Declension

Declension of ' (strong i-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative — Norþanhymbre
accusative — Norþanhymbre
genitive — Norþanhymbra
dative — Norþanhymbrum

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