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Æthelred

/ˈæθ.əlˌɹɛd/

Æthelred is the archaic spelling of Ethelred.

Æthelred is the alternative typography of Aethelred.

Meaning of Ethelred

Proper noun

Ethelred

  1. Ethelred I, King of Wessex between 865 and his death in 871.
  2. Ethelred II “the Unready”, King of the English between 978 and his death in 1016.

Meaning of Aethelred

Proper noun

Aethelred

  1. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Aethelred I, King of Wessex between 865 and his death in 871.
  2. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Aethelred II “the Unready”, King of the English between 978 and his death in 1016.

Questions about Æthelred

What is Æthelred the archaic spelling of?
Æthelred is the archaic spelling of Ethelred.
How do you pronounce Æthelred?
Æthelred is pronounced /ˈæθ.əlˌɹɛd/.

Words near Æthelred in the dictionary

  1. æthalia
  2. æthalium
  3. Æthelbert
  4. ætheling
  5. æthelings
  6. Æthelred
  7. æther
  8. æther wave
  9. æther waves
  10. æthereal
  11. æthereall

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Æthelred (page history and authors); Ethelred (page history and authors); Aethelred (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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