Jan 25
Tilhere
Tilhere is an Anglo-Saxon masculine name composed of til (good) and here (army).
Reference:
Tilhere [John Kemble 1839 Codex Diplomaticus Aevi Saxonici 1: 153].
Prototheme:
til = good [Henry Sweet 1886 The Oldest English Texts, page 497].
Deuterotheme:
army = here [Charlotte Yonge 1863 History of Christian Names, 1st edition, 2: 406].
Usage:
Tilhere was the name of a Bishop of Worcester [William Searle 1899 Anglo-Saxon Bishops, Kings and Nobles, page 118]. He witnessed a charter issued by Ealdræd of Hwicce: “✠ Ego Tilhere episcopus hanc meam petitionem subscribendo confirmabo” [John Kemble 1839 Codex Diplomaticus Aevi Saxonici 1: 177 (number 146)].