Alcuin

American  

[al-kwin] / ˈæl kwɪn /

Or Alchuine

noun

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

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Alcuin British  

/ ˈælkwɪn /

noun

1. 735–804 _ad , English scholar and theologian; friend and adviser of Charlemagne

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Example Sentences

One of the earliest mentions of the Latin phrase is found in the writings of Alcuin of York, an advisor to Charlemagne.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024

Alcuin told the first holy Roman emperor to ignore such declarations of public godliness “since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024

One of the most important of these scholars was Alcuin of York, an Anglo-Saxon who perfected the Carolingian minuscule script.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Artfarm said it had bought the club from a group of investors including Alcuin Capital Partners, a buyout firm that owns coffee chain Caffè Nero.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2022

Einhard 135 was a man of very short stature, a feature on which Alcuin wrote an epigram.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various