Beorhtswiþ

Old English

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Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Berhtaswinþ, from *berht (“bright”) +‎ *swinþ (“strong”). Equivalent to beorht +‎ swiþ. Cognate with Old High German Bertswind.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbe͜orxt.ɡyːθ/, [ˈbe͜orˠxt.ɣyːθ]

Proper noun

Beorhtswiþ f

  1. a female given name

References

  • Okasha, Elisabeth (2011), Story, Joanna, editor, Women’s Names in Old English (Studies in Early Medieval Britian), Farnham; Burlington: Ashgate Publishing Limited, →ISBN, page 25
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