Egbert
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- proper noun
- Oh darling, Egbert is a very old friend of mine.
- Egbert's reign
- King Egbert
Examples
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I trust, Lord Egbert, that you approve of this alliance?
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I really must go and find Egbert again and tell him all about this.
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- Are you hired by Mr. Egbert too?
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You don't think Egbert is hiding from me, do you?
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Cousin Egbert... why have your lands never been attacked by the Vikings?
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Oh, goodbye Egbert, you know, divorces make me so sentimental.
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- Hail, Egbert!
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Eleven-year-old Egbert and four-year-old Burgred, his two dear boys, were asleep on their beds in the next room.
Fiction book (1998) -
Baldred and Egbert waved as Archdeacon Guthrum passed, and he smiled, mopping his brow, and returned their salutation.
Fiction book (1998) -
Egbert was a formidable leader whose reign marked the rise of Egbert as the dominant kingdom in England.
Synonyms
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A king of Wessex who made it the strongest kingdom in England
Surface Forms
Etymology
Egbert comes from old English parts ecg and beorht, where ecg means 'edge' or 'sword' and beorht means 'bright'. So the name paints the picture of a 'bright sword', a helpful image to remember a strong warrior-king like Egbert.