Old English · proper noun
Ælfþryþ
Normalised Ælfþrȳþ
- Part of speech
- proper noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈælfˌθryːθ/[ˈæɫfˌθryːθ]
- Syllables
- ˈælf · ˌθryːθ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- elfreda
Meaning
-
a female given name
An. DCCCCLXV Hēr on þissum ġēare Ēadgār cyning ġenam Ælfðrȳðe him tō cwēne. Hēo wæs Ordgāres dohtor ealdormannes.
Year 965 In this year King Edgar took Alfthryth as his queen. She was the daughter of Alderman Ordgar.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Declension
All forms (2)
Etymology
From ælf (“elf”) + þrȳþ (“strength”).
Descendants
elfreda
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