Æþelþryþ

See also: Æðelþryð and Æthelthryth

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaþrūþi, from *aþal (“noble”) +‎ *þrūþi (“strength”). Equivalent to æþele +‎ þrȳþ. Cognate with Old High German Adeltrud.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæ.θelˌθryːθ/, [ˈæ.ðelˌθryːθ]

Proper noun

Æþelþrȳþ f

  1. a female given name

Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative Æþelþrȳþ —
accusative Æþelþrȳþ, Æþelþrȳþe —
genitive Æþelþrȳþe —
dative Æþelþrȳþe —

Descendants

  • English: Audrey, Audray, Audry, Audrie, Audra

References

  • Okasha, Elisabeth (2011), Story, Joanna, editor, Women’s Names in Old English (Studies in Early Medieval Britian), Farnham; Burlington: Ashgate Publishing Limited, →ISBN, pages 23-24
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