Eorcenberht

== Old English == === Alternative forms === Eorcenbeorht, Erconberht, Ercenberht, Erconbyrht === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *Erknaberht, from *erkn (“pure, precious”) +‎ *berht (“bright”). Equivalent to eorcnan +‎ beorht. Cognate with Old High German Erchanberht. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈe͜or.kenˌberxt/, [ˈe͜orˠ.kenˌberˠxt] === Proper noun === Eorcenberht m a male given name Eorcenberht of Kent, an Anglo-Saxon King of Kent. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle === References === Electronic Sawyer S 6 (Eadbald, king, to the minster of SS Peter and Paul (St Augustine's), Canterbury; grant of 30 sulungs (aratra) at Northbourne, Kent), Eorcenberht is mentioned as "Ercumbertus" in the text section and the old text section.