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Heahberht
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Old English
Alternative forms
ang Hēabriht Hēabryht Hēahbriht
Etymology
From ang gmw-pro *Hauhaberht, from gmw-pro *hauh high *berht bright 1. Equivalent to ang hēah berht. Cognate with goh Hōhberht.
Pronunciation
Hēah-berht
Proper noun
Hēahberht m
ang male
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
ang An.DCCV Hēr Cūþrēd cyning forþferde on Cantwarum, ⁊ Ċēolburg abbudesse, ⁊ Hēabryht aldormon. Year 805 In this year King Cuthred died in Kent, as did Abbess Ceolburg and Alderman Highbright.
References
Electronic Sawyer S 1433 (Record of the settlement of a dispute between Heahberht, bishop, and the familia at Berkeley, Gloucs., concerning land at Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucs.), Heahberht is mentioned as "Heaberhtum" in the old text section.