Ecgþeow

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Aggjuþeu, from Proto-Germanic *Agiþewaz. Equivalent to eċġ (“edge”) +‎ þēow (“servant”). Cognate with Old Norse Eggþér.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈejjˌθe͜oːw/, [ˈed͡ʒˌθe͜oːw]

Proper noun

Eċġþēow m

  1. a male given name
  2. Ecgþeow, the father of Beowulf

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative Eċġþēow —
accusative Eċġþēow —
genitive Eċġþēowes —
dative Eċġþēowe —
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