Engilberht
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Old High German
Alternative forms
- Engilperht (Bavarian, 8th C. CE)
- Engilbert, Engilpreht, Engilbreht, Engilbraeht, Engilbret, Engilpret (Alemannic)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Angliberht, from *Angli (“an Angle”) + *berht (“bright”). Equivalent to *Engil + berht. Cognate with Early Medieval Latin Angilbertus, Ingalbertus,[1] Anglo-Norman Ingelbert (Domesday Book).
Proper noun
Engilberht m
- a male given name
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Engilberht | Engilberhtā, Engilberhta |
| accusative | Engilberht | Engilberhtā, Engilberhta |
| genitive | Engilberhtes | Engilberhto |
| dative | Engilberhte | Engilberhtum |
| instrumental | Engilberhtu | — |
Proper names in the -a declension take a pronominal accusative ending -an
Descendants
- Middle High German: Engelbert, Engilbert, Engilbrecht, Engilbret, Engilpret
- German: Engelbert
- → Medieval Latin: Engilbertus, Angelbertus, Angilpertus
References
- ^ Guérard, Benjamin Edme Charles, editor (1844), Polyptyque de l'abbé Irminon[1] (in French and Latin), Tome Second, Paris: Imprimerie royale, page 15