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Egbert

eg·bert

US/ˈɛɡbɜrt/ rare

noun

1.

king of Wessex whose military victories made Wessex the most powerful kingdom in England (died in 839)

Origin

From Old English Ecgberht, name of early English kings, from Old English ecg (“edge (of a blade)”) + beorht (“bright”) or Proto-Germanic *Agjōberhtaz.

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