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egbert
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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Egbert is a name that derives from old Germanic words meaning "bright edge", such as that of a blade. Anglo-Saxon variant spellings include Ecgberht and Ecgbert. German variant spellings include Ekbert and Ecbert.
Egbert (ca. 950 – 9 December 993) was the Archbishop of Trier from 977 until his death.
Egbert was a son of Dirk II, Count of Holland. After being trained in Egmond Abbey, founded and controlled by his family, and at the court of Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne, he became the chancellor of Otto II in 976. The following year he was appointed to the archdiocese of Trier, still probably in his twenties. He accompanied Otto II on visits to Italy in 980 and 983, and may have made other trips there. After Otto II's death in 983, he joined the party supporting the succession of Henry the Quarrelsome, Duke of Bavaria, rather than Otto III, but returned to supporting Otto in 985.
Egbert was a significant patron of science and the arts, who established one or more workshops of goldsmiths and enamellers at Trier, which produced works for other Ottonian centres and the Imperial court. Beginning with his tenure, Trier came to rival Mainz and Cologne as the artistic centre of the Ottonian world. These were the three most important episcopal sees in Germany, who at this period disputed the primacy of the emerging German (East Frankish) kingdom between them.
Usage examples of "egbert".
When Amanda had recovered to a certain extent from her attack of nervous prostration Egbert took her to the Nile Valley to recuperate.
For the greater part of the meal Egbert sat in an abstracted silence, the silence of a man whose mind is focussed on one topic.
FIRST KNIGHT CHAPTER LIV ANOTHER KNIGHT APPEARS A KNIGHT OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY CHAPTER I BAD TRAINING FOR A KNIGHT Egbert Haldane had an enemy who loved him very dearly, and he sincerely returned her affection, as he was in duty bound, since she was his mother.
I was in hopes that Egbert could meet me in a little trip to New York, and I find him in prison!
Let me take you home with me now, and as soon as Egbert is released he can join you there.
Therefore, Egbert, remember--O that I could burn it into your consciousness--the best that you can gain from your proposed evil course is a brief respite in base and sensual stupefaction, or equally artificial and unmanly excitement, and then endless waking, bitter memories, and torturing regret.
You know, Egbert, that I have always been interested in young men, and what many of them regard as their manhood is not of much value to themselves or any one else.
But I have not said, Egbert, that there is no hope, no chance, for you.
I am sorry to say it to you, Egbert, but I have not been able to find any employment for you such as you would take, or I would be willing to have you accept.
I am Egbert Haldane, and I have hoped that your study would remain open, though nearly all respectable doors are closed against me.
I shall shock you, Egbert, but I am not very much surprised at your course.
I am dealing leniently with you, Egbert, because it is a trick of the adversary to tempt to despair as well as to over-confidence.
It would be a moral triumph for you, Egbert, to go back there as a Christian man and with the honest purpose of doing good.
Laura, dear, light the gas, please, and Egbert can read the telegrams for himself.
Then inclose it in a note to Egbert, and see that Michael puts it in his hands at the depot.