Humbre

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxum.bre/, [ˈhum.bre]

Proper noun

Humbre f

1. the Humber (estuary in England)
   • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

     Đa was on þā tīd Æðelbyrht cyning hāten on Centrīċe, ⁊ mihtiġ: hē hæfde rīċe ōð ġemæro Humbre strēames, sē tōsċēadeð sūðfolce Angelþēode ⁊ nordfolc.

     At that time the powerful Athelbert was king of the kingdom of Kent; his authority extended to the boundary of the Humber, which divides the southern English from the northern English.

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	Humbre	—
accusative	Humbran	—
genitive	Humbran	—
dative	Humbran	—

Derived terms

• Norþanhymbre
• Sūþanhymbre

Descendants

• Middle English: Humber
  • English: Humber