ɛɡθˈeɪɚɹ ɪz kˈɑːɡneɪt wɪððɪ ˈoʊld ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ pˈɜːsənəl nˈeɪm ˈɛkɡθeɪˌoʊ, bˈoːɹn baɪ ðə fˈɑːðɚɹ ʌv bˈeɪəwˌʊlf ɪn ˈoʊld ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ pˈoʊɪtɹi, ænd wɪððɪ ˈoʊld hˈaɪ dʒˈɜːmən nˈeɪm ˌɛɡɪdˈeɪoʊ ɔːɹ ˌɛkɪdˈeɪoʊ.
Eggþér is cognate with the Old English personal name Ecgþéow, borne by the father of Beowulf in Old English poetry, and with the Old High German name Eggideo (or Eckideo).