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Ealdræd
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Old English
Alternative forms
ang Ældred Kent, 679 , ang Aldrēd Ealdrēd
Etymology
From ang gmw-pro *Aldarād, from gmw-pro *ald old, wise *rād advice, counsel 1. Equivalent to ang ēad rǣd. Cognate with goh Aldrāt.
Pronunciation
Eald-rǣd
Proper noun
Ealdrǣd m
ang male
Ealdred (archbishop of York); last Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of York.
Declension
Ealdrǣd sg
References
Electronic Sawyer S 753 (King Edgar to Dunstan, archbishop; grant of 1.5 hides at Cealuadune (Chaldon, Surrey). Half the land had been forfeited by Eadwold for theft), Ealdræd is mentioned as "Ealdræd" in the old text section.