Old English · proper noun
Ecglaf
Normalised Eċġlāf
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈejjˌlɑːf/[ˈed͡ʒˌlɑːf]
- Syllables
- ˈejj · ˌlɑːf (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- dunwich
Meaning
-
a male given name
-
Eċġlāf, bishop of Dunwich
-
the father of Unferþ in Beowulf
Unferþ maþelode, Eċġlafes bearn,
Beowulf, 499
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Aggjulaibu, from *aggju (“edge”) + *laibu (“legacy”). Equivalent to eċġ + lāf. Cognate with Old High German Eggileib.
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