1. Egbert - Noun
2. Egbert - Proper noun
king of Wessex whose military victories made Wessex the most powerful kingdom in England (died in 839)
Source: WordNetÆthelwulf's coinage came from a main mint in Canterbury and a secondary one at Rochester; both had been used by Egbert for his own coinage after he gained control of Kent. Source: Internet
Director-General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Retired Lt. Col. Egbert Field confirmed that the pilot informed him that there was an engine failure. Source: Internet
Egbert of Wessex was another refugee from Offa who took shelter at the Frankish court. Source: Internet
Fletcher, Who's Who, p. 114. Yorke, Kings and Kingdoms, p. 141. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that Egbert spent three years in Francia before he was king, exiled by Beorhtric and Offa. Source: Internet
Beorhtric's reign lasted sixteen years, and not thirteen; and all extant texts of the Chronicle agree on "iii", but many modern accounts assume that Egbert did indeed spend thirteen years in Francia. Source: Internet
Egbert thus ensured support for Æthelwulf, who became the first son to succeed his father as West Saxon king since 641.Wormald 1982, p. 140 Keynes 1994, pp. 1112–13 S 281 Sawyer. Source: Internet