Dægberht
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Dagaberht, from *dag (“day”) + *berht (“bright”). Equivalent to dæġ + berht. Cognate with Old High German Tagebert.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdæjˌberxt/, [ˈdæjˌberˠxt]
Proper noun
Dæġberht m
- a male given name
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Dæġberht | — |
| accusative | Dæġberht | — |
| genitive | Dæġberhtes | — |
| dative | Dæġberhte | — |
References
- Electronic Sawyer S 1204 (Cialwulf to Eanmund; grant of land in Canterbury, in return for 120 silver pence; with added note of a purchase by Æthelhere in A.D. 888), Dægberht is mentioned as "Deibearht" in the text and old text sections.
- Electronic Sawyer S 296 (Æthelwulf, king of Wessex and Kent, to Badanoth, his apparitor; grant of land near Canterbury, in return for 15 mancuses of gold), Dægberht is mentioned as "Degberht" in the text and old text sections.