Æþelræd

See also: Æðelred, Æthelred, Æþelred, Aethelred, and Ethelred

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Aþalarēdaz, from *aþalaz +‎ *rēdaz, equivalent to æþele (“noble”) +‎ rǣd (“counsel, advice”). Cognate with Old Norse Aðalráðr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæ.θelˌræːd/, [ˈæ.ðelˌræːd]

Proper noun

Æþelrǣd m

a male given name meaning “well-advised”, variant of Æþelred or Æðelred, equivalent to English Ethelred, Aethelred, or Æthelred

Descendants

English: Alred, Allred, Aldred

References

Electronic Sawyer S 327 (Æthelberht, king of Wessex and Kent, to Wærmund, bishop; grant of land at Rochester with a marsh, in return for 15 pounds and 30 mancuses), Æþelræd is mentioned as "Æðelred" in the text section and "Æ∂elred" in the old text section.

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