The story
- Old English · learned borrowing fromÆþelræd
- English todayAethelred
Learned borrowing from Old English Æþelræd, Æðelred, from æþele (“noble”) + rǣd (“counsel, advice”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aethelred
Today it means: A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Aethelred I, King of Wessex between 865 and his death in 871. Full definition →
Old English Æþelræd