Eormenræd

Old English Alternative forms ang Ermenrēd Irminrēd<ll:Kentish><qq:7th C. > Etymology From ang gmw-pro *Ermunarād, from gmw-pro *Ermun deity Irmin *rād advice, counsel 1. Equivalent to ang *Eormen rǣd. Cognate with goh Irminrāt. Pronunciation Eormen-rǣd Proper noun Eormenrǣd m ang male Eormenred of Kent; probably an Anglo-Saxon King of Kent, brother of Eorcenberht of Kent. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ang An. DCXL Hēr Edbald Cantwara cyning forþferde, ⁊ hē ricsode XXV wintr̃. He hæfde tweġene sunu, Ermenred ⁊ Ercenberht. Year 640In this year King Edbald of Kent, after ruling for 25 years, died. He had two sons, Eormenræd and Eorcenberht. References Electronic Sawyer S 8 (Hlothhere, king of Kent, to Abbot Beorhtwald and his minster; grant of land at Westanae on the Isle of Thanet, and in Sturry, Kent), Eormenræd is mentioned as "Irminredi" in the text section and "Eormenred" in the translation section.