Hygebeorht

Old English

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Alternative forms

• Higebriht, Hyġeberht, Hyġebryht

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Hugiberht, equivalent to hyġe (“thought, mind, mood, desire”) + beorht (“bright”). Cognate with Old High German *Hugibert/Old High German *Hugiperht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxy.jeˌbe͜orxt/, [ˈhy.jeˌbe͜orˠxt]

Proper noun

Hyġebeorht m

1. a male given name
   • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     An. DCCLXXXV Hēr wæs ġeflitfullīċ seonoð æt Ċealchȳþe, and Ēanbriht arċebisċeop forlēt sumne dǣl his bisċeopdōmes, ⁊ frām Offan cinge Hiġebriht wæs ġecoren, ⁊ Eċġferð tō cininge ġehalgod.

     Year 785 In this year there was a contentious synod in Chalk, and Archbishop Eanbright gave up some a part of his bishopdom, and Higebright was chosen by King Offa, and Edgeferth was crowned king.

References

• Electronic Sawyer S 1431b (Decree of a council of Clofesho concerning the lordship of minsters), Hygeberht is mentioned as "Hygberht" in the text section and the old text section.
• Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 26, lines 9, 41, and 44, recorded as "Hygberht".