Associations to the word «Ethelred»
Noun
- Wessex
- Dane
- Olaf
- Normandy
- Taunton
- Alfred
- Confessor
- Overlord
- Emma
- Mace
- Saxon
- Edmund
- Viking
- Hermit
- Edgar
- Reign
- King
- Anglo
- Brigadier
- Lester
- Traitor
- Winchester
- Cruelty
- Canterbury
- Edward
- Boris
- Throne
- Sir
- England
- Touching
- Abbey
- Ill
- Archbishop
- Son
- Brother
- Allen
- Ii
- Denmark
- Great
- Battle
- Revenge
- Exile
- Dragon
- Noise
- Widow
- Tent
- Earl
- Kingdom
- Duke
- General
- Invasion
- Elder
- Peace
- Daughter
- Mount
- But
- Reading
- Cousin
- Richard
- Princess
- Wife
- London
Adverb
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Dictionary definition
ETHELRED, noun. King of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016).
ETHELRED, noun. 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).
Wise words
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