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“spear” + “bright”
Language context for this entry: Old English
[ˈɡɑːrˌberˠxt] · Old English
01 / Meaning & origin
Garberht is a masculine given name documented in Old English. English Wiktionary records the meaning ““spear” + “bright””. English Wiktionary traces it to Proto-West Germanic.
Meaning: “spear” + “bright”
From Proto-West Germanic *Gaiʀaberht, from *gaiʀ (“spear”) + *berht (“bright”). Equivalent to gār + berht. Cognate with Old High German Gairbert.
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