Eorcenberht

Old English

Etymology

From eorcnan (“precious”) +‎ berht (“bright, shiny”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈe͜or.kenˌberxt/, [ˈe͜orˠ.kenˌberˠxt]

Proper noun

Eorcenberht m

a male given name
Eorcenberht of Kent; an Anglo-Saxon King of Kent.

References

Electronic Sawyer S 6 (Eadbald, king, to the minster of SS Peter and Paul (St Augustine's), Canterbury; grant of 30 sulungs (aratra) at Northbourne, Kent), Eorcenberht is mentioned as "Ercumbertus" in the text section and the old text section.

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