Æþelbeorht
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht. Equivalent to æþele + beorht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæ.θelˌbe͜orxt/, [ˈæ.ðelˌbe͜orˠxt]
Proper noun
Æþelbeorht m
- a male given name
- Æthelberht of Kent
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
- Đa was on þā tīd Æðelbyrht cyning hāten on Centrīċe, ⁊ mihtiġ: hē hæfde rīċe ōð ġemæro Humbre strēames, sē tōsċēadeð sūðfolce Angelþēode ⁊ nordfolc.
- At that time the powerful Athelbert was king of the kingdom of Kent; his authority extended to the boundary of the Humber, which divides the southern English from the northern English.
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Æþelbeorht | — |
| accusative | Æþelbeorht | — |
| genitive | Æþelbeorhtes | — |
| dative | Æþelbeorhte | — |
Descendants
References
- Electronic Sawyer S 5 (Æthelberht, king, to Mellitus, bishop, and St Paul's minster; grant of land at Tillingham, Essex), King Æþelberht is mentioned as "Æðelbertus".
- Electronic Sawyer S 1180 (Æthelberht, son of King Wihtred, to Mildred, abbess, and her familia; grant of 1 sulung (aratrum) by the river Limen and meadow at Hammespot (in Romney Marsh), Kent), Æþelberht is mentioned as "Æthelbertus", "Æthelberto" and "Æthelberti".