Æþelweald
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Aþalawald, from *aþal (“noble”) + *wald (“might, authority”). Equivalent to æþele + weald. Cognate with Old High German Adalwalt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæ.θelˌwæ͜ɑld/, [ˈæ.ðelˌwæ͜ɑɫd]
Proper noun
Æþelweald m
- a male given name
References
- Electronic Sawyer S 1506 (Agreement between Æthelweard and Archbishop Oda and the Christ Church community over land at Ickham, Kent), Æþelweald is mentioned as "Æðelweald" in the text section, "Æ∂elweald" in the old text section, and "Æthelwald" in the translation section.