Eosterwine

Old English

Alternative forms

• Ēasterwine

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *Austrāwini, equivalent to Ēastre (“proposed Anglo-Saxon goddess of dawn”) + wine (“friend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe͜oːs.terˌwi.ne/

Proper noun

Ēosterwine m

1. a male given name
2. Eosterwine; 7th century Anglo-Saxon Abbot of Wearmouth (Sunderland)

References

• Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 22, line 43, recorded as "Eostoruini".