Godwine
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From god (“god”) and wine (“friend”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Godwine m
- a male given name
- Godwin of Wessex; Anglo-Saxon Earl of Wessex and father of Harold Godwinson.
References[edit]
- Electronic Sawyer S 1058 (King Edward to Osferth; grant of 5 hides (cassati) at Lench, Worcs. With note, in English, of a lease, for three lives, by Bishop Lyfing to Osferth), Godwine is mentioned as "Goduuinus" in the old text section.