Old English

Noun

cempa m ‎(nominative plural cempan)

1. champion; warrior
   • c. 1000, Anonymous, Beowulf, Lines 1311-1312

     sigorēadig secg. Samod ǣrdæge
     ēode eorla sum, æþele cempa [...]

     The victory-blest hero. At dawn of day
     Went one of earls, the noble warrior [...] — J. Garnett, 1912

Descendants

• English: kemp; Kemp (surname)