Beorhtþryþ

Old English

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Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Berhtaþrūþi, from *berht (“bright”) +‎ *þrūþi (“strength”). Equivalent to beorht +‎ þrȳþ. Cognate with Old High German Berhtrūt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbe͜orxtˌθryːθ/, [ˈbe͜orˠxtˌθryːθ]

Proper noun

Beorhtþrȳþ f

  1. a female given name

References

  • Okasha, Elisabeth (2011), Story, Joanna, editor, Women’s Names in Old English (Studies in Early Medieval Britian), Farnham; Burlington: Ashgate Publishing Limited, →ISBN, page 25
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