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Beorhtfriþ
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Old English
Alternative forms
ang Berhtfriþ
Etymology
From ang gmw-pro *Berhtafriþu, from gmw-pro *berht bright *friþu peace 1. Equivalent to ang beorht friþ. Cognate with goh Bertfrid.
Pronunciation
Beorht-friþ
Proper noun
Beorhtfriþ m
ang male
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
ang An. DCCX Hēr Beorhtfriþ ealdormon feaht wiþ Peohtas, ⁊ Īne ⁊ Nun his mæġ ġefuhton wiþ Gerente Wāla cyninge. Year 710 In this year Prince Brightfrith fought against the Picts, and Ine and his kinsman Nun fought against Gerent, king of the Welsh.
Declension
Beorhtfriþ sg
References
Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 28, line 31, recorded as "Berctfrith".