Ecgbeorht

Old English Alternative forms ang Eċġberht Eċġbriht Eċġbryht Eċġbyrht Etymology From ang gmw-pro *Aggjuberht, from gmw-pro *aggju edge *berht bright 1. Equivalent to ang eċġ beorht. Cognate with goh Egberht. Pronunciation Eċġ-beorht Proper noun Eċġbeorht m ang male late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History ang Đyssum tidum Ongolcyningas þā æðelestan Ōswēo Norðanhymbra cyning ⁊ Eċġberht Contwarena cyning hæfdon betweoh him sprǣċe ⁊ ġeþēahte, hwæt tō donne wǣre bī þǣm stealle Ongolcynnes ċiriċan . At this time the most noble English kings, Oswiu of Northumbria and Ecgberht of Kent, held a discussion and conference between them about what was to be done about the state of the English church. Derived terms ang Eċġbeorhting Descendants en Egbert 1 References Electronic Sawyer S 1204 (Cialwulf to Eanmund; grant of land in Canterbury, in return for 120 silver pence; with added note of a purchase by Æthelhere in A.D. 888), Ecgberht is mentioned as "Ecgbearht" in the text and old text sections.