Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
Æþelbeorht. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
Æþelbeorht, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
Æþelbeorht in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
Æþelbeorht you have here. The definition of the word
Æþelbeorht will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
Æþelbeorht, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Aþalberht
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Æþelbeorht m
- a male given name
- Æthelberht of Kent
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
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.
Descendants
References
- Electronic Sawyer S 5 (Æthelberht, king, to Mellitus, bishop, and St Paul's minster; grant of land at Tillingham, Essex), King Æþelberht is mentioned as "Æðelbertus".
- Electronic Sawyer S 1180 (Æthelberht, son of King Wihtred, to Mildred, abbess, and her familia; grant of 1 sulung (aratrum) by the river Limen and meadow at Hammespot (in Romney Marsh), Kent), Æþelberht is mentioned as "Æthelbertus", "Æthelberto" and "Æthelberti".