Swiþhelm

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Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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