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Old English · proper noun

Cuþræd

Normalised Cūþrǣd

Part of speech
proper noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈkuːθˌræːd/
[ˈkuːðˌræːd]
Syllables
ˈkuːθ · ˌræːd (2 syllables)

Meaning

  1. a male given name

  2. Cuthred of Wessex; 8th century king of Wessex.

    An. DCCXLI Hēr Æþelheard cing forðferde, ⁊ feng Cūþrēd tō Westseaxna rīċe, ⁊ heold XXVI wintra, ⁊ heardlīċe hē ġewann wiþ Æþelwald cing. ⁊ Cūþbriht wæs tō arċebisċeope ġehālgod, ⁊ Dunn bisċeop tō Hrofesċeastre.

    Year 741 In this year King Aethelhard died, and Cuthred ascended to the West Saxon throne. He held it for 26 years, and fought bravely against King Aethelwald. And Cuthbright was ordained archbishop, and Dunn ordained bishop of Rochester.

    The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Declension

Declension of Cuþræd
Singular
Nominative Cūþrǣd
Accusative Cūþrǣd
Genitive Cūþrǣdes
Dative Cūþrǣde

All forms (3)

Etymology

From cūþ (“known”) + rǣd (“counsel, advice”).

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