Beorhtweald

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Berhtawald, from *berht (“bright”) +‎ *wald (“might”). Equivalent to beorht +‎ weald. Cognate with German Berthold.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈberxtˌwæ͜ɑld/, [ˈberˠxtˌwæ͜ɑɫd]

Proper noun

Beorhtweald m

  1. a male given name
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCXXXI Hēr wæs Ōsrīc ofsleġen, Norðanhymbra cyning, ⁊ feng Ċēolwulf to þām rīċe ⁊ heold VIII ġēr. ⁊ sē Ċēolwulf wæs Cūþing, Cūþa Cūðwining, Cūðwine Lēodwalding, Lēodwald Eċġwalding, Eċġwald Ealdhelming, Ealdhelm Ocing, Ocea Iding, Ida Eopping. ⁊ Brihtwald arċebisċeop ġefōr ⁊ and þȳ ilcan ġēare wæs Tatwine ġehālgod tō arċebisċeope.
      Year 731 In this year Osric, king of the Northumbrians, was slain, and Ceolwulf ascended to the throne and held it for eight years. Ceolwulf was son of Cutha, Cutha son of Cuthwine, Cuthwine son of Leodwald, Leodwald son of Edgewald, Edgewald son of Ealdhelm, Ealdhelm son of Ocea, Ocea son of Ida, [and] Ida son of Eoppa. And in the same year Archbishop Brightwald died and Tatwine was ordained as archbishop.

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