Æscwine

Old English

Etymology

From æsċ (“(poetic) spear”) and wine (“friend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæʃˌwi.ne/

Proper noun

Æsċwine m

1. a male given name
2. Æscwine of Wessex; an Anglo-Saxon King of Wessex.

References

• Electronic Sawyer S 5 (Æthelberht, king, to Mellitus, bishop, and St Paul's minster; grant of land at Tillingham, Essex), Æscwine is mentioned as "Æscwine" in the text, old text, and translation sections.