Æþelflæd

Old English

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Alternative forms

• (Wessex) Æðelflǣd

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaflādi, from *aþal (“nobility”) +‎ *flādi (“cleanliness, beauty”). Equivalent to æþele +‎ *flǣd. Cognate with Middle High German Adalvlat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.θelˌflæd/, [ˈæ.ðelˌflæd]

Proper noun

Æþelflǣd f

1. a female given name

References

• Electronic Sawyer S 1215 (Æthelflæd to Ælfwold; grant of a swine-pasture at Heronden in Tenterden, Kent, in return for 1450 pence), Æþelflæd is mentioned as "Æ∂elflæd" in the old text section and "Æðelflæd" in the text section.