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Eanbeorht
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Old English
Alternative forms
ang Ēanberht Ēanbriht Īaenbryht Īanbryht
Etymology
From ang gmw-pro *Aunaberht, from gmw-pro *aun *berht bright 1. Equivalent to ang *ēan beorht. Cognate with goh Ōnberht.
Pronunciation
Ēan-Beorht
Proper noun
Ēanbeorht m
ang male
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
ang 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.
References
Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 40, line 19, recorded as "Eanberct"