Eadræd
Old English
Alternative forms
- (Northumbrian) ᛠᛞᚱᛖᛞ (eadred)
- Ēadrēd
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Audarād, from *aud (“wealth”) + *rād (“advice, counsel”). Equivalent to ēad + rǣd. Cognate with Old English Ōtarāt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑːdˌræːd/
Proper noun
Ēadrǣd m
- a male given name
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ēadrǣd | — |
| accusative | Ēadrǣd | — |
| genitive | Ēadrǣdes | — |
| dative | Ēadrǣde | — |
References
- Electronic Sawyer S 1447 (Record of a dispute involving estates at Send, Surrey, and at Sunbury, Middx, and a note of their purchase by Dunstan, archbishop), Eadræd is mentioned as "Eadræd" in the old text section.
- George Stephens (1884) Handbook of the Old-northern Runic Monuments of Scandinavia and England, London: Williams and Norgate, →OL, page 148