Torhtweald

Old English

Etymology

From torht (“bright, clear”) + weald (“power, authority”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtorxtˌwæ͜ɑld/, [ˈtorˠxtˌwæ͜ɑɫd]

Proper noun

Torhtweald m

1. a male given name

References

• Electronic Sawyer S 1262 (Deneberht, with the consent of the familia at Worcester, to Balthun, priest; lease, for two lives, of 6 hides (manentes) at Barnsley, Gloucs., and for three lives, of 8 hides at Colesborne, Gloucs., with reversion in each case to the church of Worcester), Torhtweald is mentioned as "Torhtwald" in the old text section.