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English noun: Ethelred | |||
| 1. | Ethelred (person) 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) | ||
| Synonyms | Ethelred II, Ethelred the Unready | ||
| Instance hypernym | king, male monarch, Rex | ||
| 2. | Ethelred (person) 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) | ||
| Synonyms | Ethelred I | ||
| Instance hypernym | king, male monarch, Rex | ||
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