ETHELRED I

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• ETHELRED I (noun)
  The noun ETHELRED I has 1 sense:

1. king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871)

  Familiarity information: ETHELRED I used as a noun is very rare.

• ETHELRED I (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

King of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Ethelred; Ethelred I

Instance hypernyms:

king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)