Godwinian

/ɡɒdˈwɪniən/ adjective, noun

Definition

Relating to Godwin or his family, especially Earl Godwin of Wessex (died 1053) and his descendants who shaped Anglo-Saxon England.

Etymology

From the proper name Godwin, an Anglo-Saxon earl, plus the suffix '-ian' (relating to). Godwin was a prominent nobleman, and his name has Old English roots: 'god' (good) plus 'wine' (friend). The term appears in historical texts describing the 11th-century English nobility.

Kelly Says

The Godwinian family changed English history forever—one of Godwin's sons became King Harold, and another son, Edward,'s widow married William the Conqueror, creating a weird historical connection between Saxon and Norman kingdoms!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጎድዊኒያን
goh-dwi-nee-yaan
ARالعربية
جودوينيان
jood-wi-nee-yaan
BNবাংলা
গডউইনীয়ান
god-wi-nee-yaan
CACatalà
godwinian
goh-dwi-nee-an
CSČeština
godwinian
goh-dwi-nee-an
DADansk
godwinian
goh-dwi-nee-an
DEDeutsch
Godwinianisch
goh-dwi-nee-an-ish
ELΕλληνικά
godwinian
goh-dwi-nee-an
ESEspañol
godwiniano
goh-dwi-nee-ah-noh
FAفارسی
گدوینین
god-wi-nee-en
FISuomi
godwiniaani
goh-dwi-nee-aani
FRFrançais
godwinien
goh-dwi-nee-ehn
GUGU
ગોડવિનિયન
goh-dwi-nee-yan
HAHA
godwinian
goh-dwi-nee-an
HEעברית
גודוויניאני
goh-dwi-nee-yaani
HIहिन्दी
गॉडविनियन
gawd-wi-nee-yaan
HUMagyar
godwinian
goh-dwi-nee-an
IDBahasa Indonesia
godwinian
goh-dwi-nee-an
IGIG
godwinian
goh-dwi-nee-an
ITItaliano
godwiniano
goh-dwi-nee-ah-noh
JA日本語
ゴッドウィニアン
goddo-wini-an
KKKK
годвинiан
goh-dwi-nee-an
KMKM
គោត្តវីនៀន
goht-dwi-nee-en
KO한국어
고드위니언
godeu-wini-eon
MRMR
गोड्विनियन
goh-dwi-nee-yaan
MSBahasa Melayu
godwinian
goh-dwi-nee-an
MYမြန်မာ
ဂေါ့ဒ်ဝင်းနီယံ
ga-dwi-nee-yaan
NLNederlands
godwiniaans
goh-dwi-nee-aans
NONorsk
godwinian
goh-dwi-nee-an
PAPA
ਗੋਡਵਿਨੀਅਨ
goh-dwi-nee-yaan
PLPolski
godwiniański
goh-dwi-nee-an-ski
PTPortuguês
godwiniano
goh-dwi-nee-ah-noh
RORomână
godwinian
goh-dwi-nee-an
RUРусский
годвинианский
godvinii-anskii
SVSvenska
godwinian
goh-dwi-nee-an
SWKiswahili
godwinian
goh-dwi-nee-an
TAதமிழ்
கோட்வின்யன்
goht-wi-nee-yan
TEతెలుగు
గోడ్వినియన్
goh-dwi-nee-yan
THไทย
โกดวินเนียน
goh-dwi-nee-yan
TLTL
godwinian
goh-dwi-nee-an
TRTürkçe
godwinian
god-wi-ni-an
UKУкраїнська
годвиніанський
godvinii-ans'kyi
URاردو
گڈوینین
gud-wi-nee-en
VITiếng Việt
godwinian
go-dwi-nee-an
YOYO
godwinian
goh-dwi-nee-an
ZH中文
戈德温尼安
ge3 de3 wen2 ni2 an1
ZUZU
godwinian
goh-dwi-nee-an

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