What is "ethelred" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does ethelred mean in English? Meaning of ethelred definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "ethelred" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "ethelred": king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016)

Noun

  • Meaning: king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016)
  • Synonyms: ethelred ethelred ii ethelred the unready
  • Instance Hypernyms: king male monarch rex
  • Meaning of "ethelred": king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871)

    Noun

  • Meaning: king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871)
  • Synonyms: ethelred ethelred i
  • Instance Hypernyms: king male monarch rex
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