Old English · proper noun
Æþelbeorht
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈæ.θelˌbe͜orxt/[ˈæ.ðelˌbe͜orˠxt]
- Syllables
- ˈæ · θel · ˌbe͜orxt (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- albertauthbertethelbert
Meaning
-
a male given name
-
Æthelberht of Kent
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
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Æþelbeorht |
| Accusative | Æþelbeorht |
| Genitive | Æþelbeorhtes |
| Dative | Æþelbeorhte |
All forms (3)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht. Equivalent to æþele + beorht.
Descendants
albert, authbert, ethelbert
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