Ælfþryþ

Old English

Etymology

From ælf (elf) +‎ þrȳþ (strength).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈælfˌθryːθ/, [ˈæɫfˌθryːθ]

Proper noun

Ælfþrȳþ f

  1. a female given name
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCCCLXV Hēr on þissum ġēare Ēadgār cyning ġenam Ælfðrȳðe him tō cwēne. Hēo wæs Ordgāres dohtor ealdormannes.
      Year 965 In this year King Edgar took Alfthryth as his queen. She was the daughter of Alderman Ordgar.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative Ælfþrȳþ
accusative Ælfþrȳþe
genitive Ælfþrȳþe
dative Ælfþrȳþe

Descendants

  • English: Elfreda

References