Egbert

[ eg-bert ]

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

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

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Egbert

/ (ˈɛɡbɜːt) /


noun
  1. ?775–839 ad, king of Wessex (802–839); first overlord of all England (829–830)

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