Godwine

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *Godawini, from *god (“god”) +‎ *wini (“friend”). Equivalent to god +‎ wine. Cognate with Old High German Goduin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡodˌwi.ne/ === Proper noun === Godwine m a male given name Godwin of Wessex; Anglo-Saxon Earl of Wessex and father of Harold Godwinson. ==== Declension ==== Strong i-stem: === References === 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.