Hygebeorht

Old English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Hugiberht, equivalent to hyġe (“thought, mind, mood, desire”) + beorht (“bright”). Cognate with Old High German *Hugibert/Old High German *Hugiperht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxy.jeˌbe͜orxt/, [ˈhy.jeˌbe͜orˠxt]

Proper noun

Hyġebeorht m

  1. a male given name
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCLXXXV Hēr wæs ġeflitfullīċ seonoð æt Ċealchȳþe, and Ēanbriht arċebisċeop forlēt sumne dǣl his bisċeopdōmes, ⁊ frām Offan cinge Hiġebriht wæs ġecoren, ⁊ Eċġferð tō cininge ġehalgod.
      Year 785 In this year there was a contentious synod in Chalk, and Archbishop Eanbright gave up some a part of his bishopdom, and Higebright was chosen by King Offa, and Edgeferth was crowned king.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative Hyġebeorht —
accusative Hyġebeorht —
genitive Hyġebeorhtes —
dative Hyġebeorhte —

References

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