Egbert

[eg-bert]

noun

a.d. 775?–839, king of the West Saxons 802–839; 1st king of the English 828–839.

a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “bright sword.”

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Examples from the Web for egbert

Hale-Rowe pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and testified against Langsner and Egbert.
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“It was on the steps in the Italian Garden that the body was found,” commented Egbert, and resumed reading.
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So it was King Egbert talked at Brissago after they had proclaimed the unity of the world.
The World Set Free|Herbert George Wells
Egbert and Athelstane were strapping young fellows of six feet, and thirteen-year-old Hereward was taller already than Ingred.
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He tells the Emperor of certain 'exquisite books' which he had studied under Egbert at York.
The Great Book-Collectors|Charles Isaac Elton and Mary Augusta Elton
Of what Colonel Egbert Crawford thought when the sound smote his ears, is much more certain.
Shoulder-Straps|Henry Morford

British Dictionary definitions for egbert

Egbert

noun

?775–839 ad, king of Wessex (802–839); first overlord of all England (829–830)

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Word Origin and History for egbert

Egbert

masc. proper name, from Old English Ecg-beorht, literally "sword-bright." See edge (n.) + bright (adj.).