Ælfstan

Old English

Etymology

From ælf (“elf”) and stān (“stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈælfˌstɑːn/, [ˈæɫfˌstɑːn]

Proper noun

Ælfstān m

1. a male given name
2. Ælfstan (bishop of London); 10th Century Bishop of London.

References

• The National Archives of the United Kingdom, Charter of King Edgar in which King Edgar gives his minister Ælfhere 3 hides of land, Ælfstan, Bishop of London is mentioned as well as 2 other Ælfstans each under the name 'ælfstan'.

• PASE Domesday, a man named Ælfstan is mentioned as a subtenant of Colchester in 1086 under the name 'Alfstanus'.

• Electronic Sawyer S 1504 (Will of Ealdorman Æþelwold), a man named Ælfstan is mentioned as the brother of Æþelwold under "Ælfstanes".