Aug 10
Beonnede
Beonnede is an Anglo-Saxon masculine name composed of beorn (bear) and ede (flock).
Variants:
Bionnede [Michael Dolley 1954 The British Museum Quarterly 19: 60].
Beonnede [Veronica Smart 1981 Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles 28: 17].
Prototheme:
Beorn = bear [Robert Ferguson 1883 Surnames as a Science, page 59].
Deuterotheme:
Ede = a flock [Joseph Bosworth 1838 A Dictionary of the Anglo-Saxon Language, 1st edition, page 99].
Usage:
Bionnede was the mark of a moneyer under King Eadweard I (the Elder): (from the published photograph): ∴ / BIONN / ✠✠✠ / EDEMO / ∵ [Michael Dolley 1954 The British Museum Quarterly 19: plate 24, number 1].
