Hloþewig

== Old English == === Alternative forms === Hlōþwīġ === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *Hlūdawīg; equivalent to hlūd (“loud”) +‎ wīġ (“war”). This is the original English form of the name Louis; it was present in England before the Norman Conquest of 1066, thenceforth being displaced by the Anglo-Norman-derived Lewis / Lowis in Middle English, from the same Germanic source (via Frankish). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxloː.θeˌwiːj/, [ˈl̥oː.ðeˌwiːj] === Proper noun === Hlōþewīġ m a male given name, equivalent to English Lewis or French Louis ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: === References === Electronic Sawyer S 1215 (Æthelflæd to Ælfwold; grant of a swine-pasture at Heronden in Tenterden, Kent, in return for 1450 pence), a man named Hloþwig is mentioned as "Hlo∂ewig" in the old text section and "Hloðewig" in the new text section.