Hwicce

English

Proper noun

Hwicce

  1. A historical kingdom of England.

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxwit.t͡ʃe/, [ˈʍit.t͡ʃe]

Proper noun

Hwiċċe

  1. Hwicce (an Anglo-Saxon kingdom)
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      ⁊ þǣre ilcan dæġe rād Æþelmund ealdormann of Hwiċċum ofer æt Cynemǣresford. Ðā ġemette hine Wīhstān ealdormann mid Wilsǣtum, ⁊ þǣr wæs myċel ġefeoht, ⁊ þǣr bēġen ofsleġene wurdan þā ealdormenn, ⁊ Wilsǣte naman siġe.
      And on that same day Alderman Aethelmund rode from Hwicce to Kempsford. There he encountered Alderman Wihstan, who was with men of Wiltshire. And there was a great battle, and both aldermen were slain, and the men of Wiltshire won a victory.
  2. alternative form of Hwiċċas
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