"Berhthun" meaning in Old English

See Berhthun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈberxtˌxuːn/, [ˈberˠxtˌhuːn] Forms: Berhthūn [canonical, masculine]
Etymology: Etymology tree Old English berht Old English hūn Old English Berhthun From berht + hūn. Compare Hunberht which has the same elements but reversed. Etymology templates: {{etymon|ang|af|berht>bright|hūn>bear cub|id=male given name|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Old English berht Old English hūn Old English Berhthun From berht + hūn. Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=Berhthūn|sort=}} Berhthūn m, {{ang-proper noun|m|head=Berhthūn}} Berhthūn m
  1. a male given name
    Sense id: en-Berhthun-ang-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Old English entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs, Old English entries with etymology texts, Old English entries with etymology trees, Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English given names, Old English male given names, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "af",
        "3": "berht>bright",
        "4": "hūn>bear cub",
        "id": "male given name",
        "text": "++",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nOld English berht\nOld English hūn\nOld English Berhthun\nFrom berht + hūn.",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nOld English berht\nOld English hūn\nOld English Berhthun\nFrom berht + hūn. Compare Hunberht which has the same elements but reversed.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Berhthūn",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "proper nouns",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "g4": "",
        "g5": "",
        "head": "Berhthūn",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Berhthūn m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "head": "Berhthūn"
      },
      "expansion": "Berhthūn m",
      "name": "ang-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English male given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "id": "en-Berhthun-ang-name-h8YdwBAs",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈberxtˌxuːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈberˠxtˌhuːn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Berhthun"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "af",
        "3": "berht>bright",
        "4": "hūn>bear cub",
        "id": "male given name",
        "text": "++",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nOld English berht\nOld English hūn\nOld English Berhthun\nFrom berht + hūn.",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nOld English berht\nOld English hūn\nOld English Berhthun\nFrom berht + hūn. Compare Hunberht which has the same elements but reversed.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Berhthūn",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "proper nouns",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "g4": "",
        "g5": "",
        "head": "Berhthūn",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Berhthūn m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "head": "Berhthūn"
      },
      "expansion": "Berhthūn m",
      "name": "ang-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs",
        "Old English entries with etymology texts",
        "Old English entries with etymology trees",
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English given names",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English male given names",
        "Old English masculine nouns",
        "Old English proper nouns",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈberxtˌxuːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈberˠxtˌhuːn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Berhthun"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Berhthun meaning in Old English (1.5kB)

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Old English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-07 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (92124b4 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.