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Eorcenberht
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Old English
Alternative forms
ang Eorcenbeorht Erconberht Ercenberht Erconbyrht
Etymology
From ang gmw-pro *Erknaberht, from gmw-pro *erkn pure, precious *berht bright 1. Equivalent to ang eorcnan beorht. Cognate with goh Erchanberht.
Pronunciation
Eorcen-berht
Proper noun
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ang male
Eorcenberht of Kent, an Anglo-Saxon King of Kent.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
ang An. DCXL Hēr Edbald Cantwara cyning forþferde, ⁊ hē ricsode XXV wintr̃. He hæfde tweġene sunu, Ermenred ⁊ Ercenberht. Year 640In this year King Edbald of Kent, after ruling for 25 years, died. He had two sons, Eormenræd and Eorcenberht.
References
Electronic Sawyer S 6 (Eadbald, king, to the minster of SS Peter and Paul (St Augustine's), Canterbury; grant of 30 sulungs (aratra) at Northbourne, Kent), Eorcenberht is mentioned as "Ercumbertus" in the text section and the old text section.
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