Old English · proper noun
Ecgfriþ
Normalised Eċġfriþ
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈejjˌfriθ/[ˈed͡ʒˌfriθ]
- Syllables
- ˈejj · ˌfriθ (2 syllables)
Meaning
-
a male given name
An. DCLXXVIII Hēr oþiewede comēta se steorra ⁊ Wilfriþ bisċop wæs ādrifen of his bisċ.dōme from Eċġferþe cyninge..
Year 678 In this year the comet star appeared and Bishop Wilfrith was expelled from his bishopdom by King Ecgfrith.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Aggjufriþu, from *aggju (“edge”) + *friþu (“peace”). Equivalent to eċġ + friþ. Cognate with Old High German Egfrid.
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