Lindisfarne

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) From Old English Lindisfarena.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪndɪsfɑːn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪndɪsfɑɹn/

Proper noun

Lindisfarne

A tidal island off the northeast coast of England, constituting the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland; once an important centre of Celtic Christianity.
Synonym: Holy Island

Translations

tidal island off the northeast coast of England

Old English: Lindisfarena

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