Norþanhymbre

Old English

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Norþanhymbre

Wiht

Sūþseaxan

Dere

Beorniċe

Ēastseaxan

Ēastengle

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Lindesēġe

Alternative forms

• Norþhymbre m pl

Etymology

Derived from norþan (“from the north”) + Humbre (“the Humber”), thus meaning “people from north of the Humber”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnor.θɑnˌxym.bre/, [ˈnorˠ.ðɑnˌhym.bre]

Proper noun

Norþanhymbre m pl

1. the Northumbrians
   • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

     And of Engle cōman Ēastengle ⁊ Middelengle ⁊ Myrċe ⁊ eall Norðhembra cynn...

     And from Anglia came the East Angles and the Middle Angles and the Mercians and all the Northumbrians...

2. Northumbria (an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England; in full, Kingdom of Northumbria)

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	—	Norþanhymbre
accusative	—	Norþanhymbre
genitive	—	Norþanhymbra
dative	—	Norþanhymbrum

Derived terms

• Norþanhymbrisċ

Descendants

• Middle English: Northhumbre, Norðhumbre, Norþhumber, Norþhumbre, Northumbre
  • English: Northumber (obsolete)