Alcuin

or Al·chuine

[ al-kwin ]
/ ˈæl kwɪn /

noun

Ealhwine Flaccus,a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Also called Albinus.
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Alcuin

Albinus

/ (ˈælkwɪn) /

noun

735–804 ad, English scholar and theologian; friend and adviser of Charlemagne
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