Æþelbald

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Aþalabalþ, from *aþal (“noble”) +‎ *balþ (“bold, brave”). Equivalent to æþele +‎ beald. Cognate with Old High German Adalbald.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæ.θel.bɑld/, [ˈæ.ðeɫ.bɑɫd]

Proper noun

Æþelbald m

  1. a male given name
  2. Æthelbald, King of Wessex
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      ...sē Ōswald wæs Æþelbalding, Æþelbald Cynebalding, Cynebald Cūðwining, Cūþwine Ceawlining.
      ...Oswald was son of Aethelbald, Aethelbald son of Cynebald, Cynebald son of Cuthwine, [and] Cuthwine son of Ceawlin.

Derived terms

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