Æþelstan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Aþalastain, from *aþal (“noble”) +‎ *stain (“stone”). Equivalent to æþele +‎ stān. Cognate with Old High German Adelstein.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæ.θelˌstɑːn/, [ˈæ.ðelˌstɑːn]

Proper noun

Æþelstān m

  1. a male given name
  2. Æthelstan; an Anglo-Saxon King of England.
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCCCXL Hēr Æþelstān cyning forþferde on Glēaweċestre...⁊ Æþelstān cyning ricsode XIIII ġēar ⁊ tēon wucan.
      Year 940 In this year King Athelstan died in Gloucester...he reigned for 14 years and ten weeks.
  3. Æthelstan Ætheling; eldest son of Æthelred the Unready.

Descendants

  • → English: Athelstan (learned)
  • → Old Norse: Aðalsteinn (calque)
    • Icelandic: Aðalsteinn
  • → Middle Welsh: Edylstan

References

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