edgar

1. 1.

   the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)

   BroaderKing of England

Other forms of edgar

plural

edgars·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about edgar

What does edgar mean?

edgar means "the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)".

How many syllables are in edgar?

edgar has 2 syllables: ed-gar. The stress falls on "ed". In IPA it is /ˈɛdɡɚ/.

Is edgar a common word?

edgar is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.