"Plegmund" meaning in Old English

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Proper name

Forms: Pleġmund [canonical, masculine], Pleġemund [alternative]
Etymology: From pleġa (“play”) and mund (“protector, guardian”). Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=Pleġmund|sort=}} Pleġmund m, {{ang-proper noun|m|head=Pleġmund}} Pleġmund m
  1. a male given name
    Sense id: en-Plegmund-ang-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Old English given names, Old English male given names
  2. Plegmund; 9th and 10th Century Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury.
    Sense id: en-Plegmund-ang-name-RzA6VgZR Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75
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