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Caedmon.

A famous Northumbrian poet, the author of Cædmon's Hymn.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈkæd.mən/
  1. A famous Northumbrian poet, the author of Cædmon's Hymn.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *kéh₃tus Proto-Celtic *katus Proto-Indo-European *mendyos Proto-Celtic *mandus Proto-Celtic *Katumandus Proto-Brythonic *Kadβ̃annbor. Old English Cædmonlbor. English Caedmon Learned borrowing from Old English Cædmon.

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