Old English · proper noun
Æþelræd
Normalised Æþelrǣd
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈæ.θelˌræːd/[ˈæ.ðelˌræːd]
- Syllables
- ˈæ · θel · ˌræːd (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- aldredallredalredaethelredethelredthelred
Meaning
-
a male given name, equivalent to English Ethelred, Aethelred, or Æthelred
An. DCCCC.LXXVIII Hēr on þyssum ġēare wearð Ēadweard cyning ġemartyrad, ⁊ Æþelrēd æþeling his brōðor feng tō þām rīċe.
Year 978 In this year King Edward was martyred, and his brother Prince Ethelred ascended to the throne.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Aþalarād, from Proto-Germanic *Aþalarēdaz, from *aþalaz (“noble”) + *rēdaz (“counsel, advice”). Equivalent to æþele + rǣd. Cognate with Old High German Adalrāt, Old Norse Aðalráðr.
Descendants
aldred, allred, alred
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