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Old English · proper noun

Ealdræd

Normalised Ealdrǣd

Part of speech
proper noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈæ͜ɑldˌræːd/
[ˈæ͜ɑɫdˌræːd]
Syllables
ˈæ͜ɑld · ˌræːd (2 syllables)

Meaning

  1. a male given name

  2. Ealdred (archbishop of York); last Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of York.

Declension

Declension of Ealdræd
Singular
Nominative Ealdrǣd
Accusative Ealdrǣd
Genitive Ealdrǣdes
Dative Ealdrǣde

All forms (3)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Aldarād, from *ald (“old, wise”) + *rād (“advice, counsel”). Equivalent to ēad + rǣd. Cognate with Old High German Aldrāt.

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