Ælfheah

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Albihauh, from *albi (“elf”) +‎ *hauh (“high”). Equivalent to ælf +‎ hēah. Cognate with Old High German Alphoh.

Proper noun

Ælfhēah m

  1. a male given name [933 CE]

References

  • “King Æthelstan of England grants privileges to the bishopric of Crediton in return for 60 pounds of silver”, in Cotton MS Augustus II 31‎[1] (in Old English), 933, via British Library
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