Old English · proper noun
Hygebeorht
Normalised Hyġebeorht
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxy.jeˌbe͜orxt/[ˈhy.jeˌbe͜orˠxt]
- Syllables
- ˈxy · je · ˌbe͜orxt (3 syllables)
Meaning
-
a male given name
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.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Declension
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Hyġebeorht |
| Accusative | Hyġebeorht |
| Genitive | Hyġebeorhtes |
| Dative | Hyġebeorhte |
All forms (3)
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.
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