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The name of the Hwicce: A discussion

Coates, Richard

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This article presents the evidence for the Anglo-Saxon ethnic name Hwicce borne by a people of the south-west Midlands, and reviews previous unsatisfactory attempts to explain it. It appears to be probably of British Celtic origin, and an etymology in two variants, consistent in etymological meaning with that of other early ethnonyms, is suggested. © 2013 Cambridge University Press.

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Coates, R. (2013). The name of the Hwicce: A discussion. Anglo-Saxon England, 42, 51-61. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0263675113000070

Journal Article Type Review
Publication Date Dec 1, 2013
Deposit Date Jun 22, 2015
Publicly Available Date Nov 15, 2016
Journal Anglo-Saxon England
Print ISSN 0263-6751
Electronic ISSN 1474-0532
Publisher Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 42
Pages 51-61
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/S0263675113000070
Keywords Anglo-Saxon, tribal name, Hwicce, origin, etymology
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/925329
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0263675113000070
Additional Information Additional Information : Published in Anglo-Saxon England, December 2013. The published version can be found online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0263675113000070

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