Hereswiþ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Harjaswinþ, from *hari (“army”) +‎ *swinþ (“strong”). Equivalent to here +‎ swīþ. Cognate with Old High German Heriswind.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxe.res.wiθ/, [ˈhe.rez.wiθ]

Proper noun

Hereswiþ f

  1. a female given name

References

  • Okasha, Elisabeth (2011), Story, Joanna, editor, Women’s Names in Old English (Studies in Early Medieval Britian), Farnham; Burlington: Ashgate Publishing Limited, →ISBN, page 40
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