Æþelred

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

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.θelˌred/, [ˈæ.ðelˌred]

Proper noun

Æþelred m

1. a male given name meaning “well-advised”, equivalent to English Ethelred, Aethelred, or Æthelred; variant forms Æðelred, Æþelrǣd