Cædmon

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Old Welsh *Cadṽan, from Proto-Brythonic *Katumandos, from *kad (battle).[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Cædmon m

  1. a male given name from Proto-Brythonic
  2. a famous Northumbrian poet, the author of Cædmon's Hymn

References

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  1. ^ Jackson, K. 1953. Language and History in Early Britain. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press