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Ethelred

/ˈɛθ.əlˌɹɛd/

Ethelred proper noun: ethelred I, King of Wessex between 865 and his death in 871.

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.

Forms of Ethelred

alternative formÆthelred
alternative formAethelred
alternative formAthelred

Origin of Ethelred

Learned borrowing from Old English Æþelrǣd, Æþelred, Æðelred, from æþele (“noble”) + rǣd (“counsel, advice”).

Questions about Ethelred

What does Ethelred mean?
Ethelred means ethelred I, King of Wessex between 865 and his death in 871.
What part of speech is Ethelred?
Ethelred is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ethelred?
Ethelred is pronounced /ˈɛθ.əlˌɹɛd/.

Words near Ethelred in the dictionary

  1. Etheldreda
  2. etheling
  3. ethelings
  4. Ethell
  5. Ethells
  6. Ethelred
  7. ethels
  8. Ethelthryth
  9. Ethelwolf
  10. ethene
  11. ethenes

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