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Ealdwulf
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Old English
Alternative forms
ang Aldulf Ealdulf
Etymology
From ang gmw-pro *Aldawulf, from gmw-pro *ald old, wise *wulf wolf 1. Equivalent to ang eald wulf. Cognate with goh Aldolf.
Pronunciation
Eald-wulf
Proper noun
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ang male
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
ang ⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare man ġehālgode Tātwine tō ærċebisċeop, sēo wæs ǣr in Mercum preost in Brēodūne. Hine hālgodan Daniel Wæntan bisċeop ⁊ Ingwald Lunden bisċeop ⁊ Aldwine Licetfelda ƀ ⁊ Aldulf Rofesċeastre ƀ... And in the same year [731], Tatwine, who was previously a priest in Breodun, Mercia, was ordained archbishop. He was ordained by Daniel bishop of Winchester, Ingwald bishop of London, Aldwine bishop of Lichfield, and Aldwulf bishop of Rochester...