Old English · proper noun
Ælfræd
Normalised Ælfrǣd
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈælfˌræːd/[ˈæɫvˌræːd]
- Syllables
- ˈælf · ˌræːd (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- ælfredalfredaveryavory
Meaning
-
a male given name
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Albirād, from *albi (“elf”) + *rād (“advice, counsel”). Equivalent to ælf + rǣd. Cognate with Old High German Albrāt.
Descendants
alfred, avery, avory, ælfred
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