Æþelræd
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *Aþalarēdaz, from *aþalaz + *rēdaz, equivalent to æþele (“noble”) + rǣd (“counsel, advice”). Cognate with Old Norse Aðalráðr.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editÆþelrǣd m
- a male given name meaning “well-advised”, variant of Æþelred or Æðelred, equivalent to English Ethelred, Aethelred, or Æthelred
Descendants
editReferences
edit- 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.