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Byrhtheah
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Old English
Etymology
From Old English ang beorht byrht bright + ang hēah high, tall.
Pronunciation
Byrht-Hēah
Proper noun
Byrhthēah m
ang male Beorhthēah
Usage notes
The forms given in the declension table are expected but unattested. Attested forms of names ending in -hēah are typically written with genitives in -hēages
Declension
Byrhthēah Byrhthēah *Byrhthēas *Byrhthēa
References
Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 51, line 23, recorded as "Byrtheah" in Late Old English.