Dryhtweald

Old English

Etymology

From dryht (“army, troop”) and weald (“power, authority”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdryxtˌwæ͜ɑld/, [ˈdryçtˌwæ͜ɑɫd]

Proper noun

Dryhtweald m

1. a male given name

References

• Electronic Sawyer S 1204 (Cialwulf to Eanmund; grant of land in Canterbury, in return for 120 silver pence; with added note of a purchase by Æthelhere in A.D. 888), Dryhtweald is mentioned as "Dryhtweald" in the text and old text sections.

• Electronic Sawyer S 331 (Æthelberht, king of Wessex and Kent, to Dryhtwald, minister; grant of 10 sulungs (aratra) at Bromley, Kent), Dryhtweald is mentioned as "Dryhtwald" in the text and old text sections.