Wyrtgeorn

Old English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin Vortigernus, from Proto-Brythonic *Gworθɨɣern, from Proto-Celtic *Uɸortigernos, from *uɸor- (“over”) + *tigernos (“lord, ruler”).

Proper noun

Wyrtgeorn m

1. Vortigern, a semi-legendary warlord or king of the Britons