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PRONUNCIATION OF ETHELWULF

Ethelwulf  [ˈɛθəlˌwʊlf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ETHELWULF

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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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Ethelwulf is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ETHELWULF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Æthelwulf

Æthelwulf, Æðelwulf, Aethelwulf, Ethelwulf or Athulf, variations of a male Anglo-Saxon name composed from the elements ethel "noble" and wulf "wolf". It is cognate with the German given name Adolf and with the Gothic Ataulf. ▪ Saint Adulf, d. c. 680. ▪ Æthelwulf of Elmham, also referenced as Athelwolfus; Roman Catholic/Orthodox Bishop of Elmham; succeeded Eanfrith and was succeeded by Alherdus ▪ Æthelwulf of Selsey, Roman Catholic Bishop of Selsey who was present at synod of London in 811 and synod of Chelsea in 816; was preceded by Wihthun and succeeded by Cynered ▪ Æthelwulf of Wessex, elder son of King Egbert of Wessex; King of Kent; King of Wessex, Cornwall, West Saxons and East Saxons; crowned at Kingston upon Thames; father of Alfred the Great ▪ Æthelwulf of Berkshire, Saxon Ealdorman who won 31 December 870 Battle of Englefield, but lost his life at 4 January 871 Battle of Reading; received land...

Definition of Ethelwulf in the English dictionary

The definition of Ethelwulf in the dictionary is died 858 ad, king of Wessex.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ETHELWULF


aardwolf
ˈɑːdˌwʊlf
Beowulf
ˈbeɪəˌwʊlf
Cynewulf
ˈkɪnˌwʊlf
Fenriswolf
ˈfɛnrɪsˌwʊlf
Kynewulf
ˈkɪnəˌwʊlf
she-wolf
ˈʃiːˌwʊlf
strandwolf
ˈstrændˌwʊlf
warwolf
ˈwɔːˌwʊlf
werewolf
ˈwɪəˌwʊlf
wolf
wʊlf
Wolfe
wʊlf
Woolf
wʊlf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ETHELWULF

Ethelbert
Ethelred I
Ethelred II
ethene
etheostomine
ethephon
ether
ethercap
ethereal
etherealisation
etherealise
ethereality
etherealization
etherealize
ethereally
etherealness
Etherege

WORDS THAT END LIKE ETHELWULF

Arabian Gulf
begulf
Dvina Gulf
engulf
gulf
Hauraki Gulf
ingulf
Joseph Bonaparte Gulf
Leyte Gulf
Lingayen Gulf
Pagasetic Gulf
Persian Gulf
Saronic Gulf
Spencer Gulf
the Gulf
Van Diemen Gulf

Synonyms and antonyms of Ethelwulf in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Ethelwulf» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

Ethelwulf
1,325 millions of speakers

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Ethelwulf
570 millions of speakers

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Ethelwulf
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Ethelwulf
380 millions of speakers
ar

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Ethelwulf
280 millions of speakers

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Этелвулф
278 millions of speakers

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Ethelwulf
270 millions of speakers

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Ethelwulf
260 millions of speakers

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Ethelwulf
220 millions of speakers

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Ethelwulf
190 millions of speakers

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Ethelwulf
180 millions of speakers

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Ethelwulf
130 millions of speakers

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Ethelwulf
85 millions of speakers

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Ethelwulf
85 millions of speakers
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Ethelwulf
80 millions of speakers

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Ethelwulf
75 millions of speakers

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Ethelwulf
75 millions of speakers

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Ethelwulf
70 millions of speakers

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Ethelwulf
65 millions of speakers

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Ethelwulf
50 millions of speakers

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Етелвулф
40 millions of speakers

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Ethelwulf
30 millions of speakers
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Ethelwulf
15 millions of speakers
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Ethelwulf
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Ethelwulf
10 millions of speakers
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Ethelwulf
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Ethelwulf

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ETHELWULF»

The term «Ethelwulf» is normally little used and occupies the 125.369 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ETHELWULF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Ethelwulf

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ETHELWULF»

Discover the use of Ethelwulf in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Ethelwulf and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Families of the King: Writing Identity in the Anglo-Saxon ...
851, the annalist (who may or may not be the Alfred annalist) records a series of battles against the Danes.21 Possession of the land passes sometimes to the Danes and sometimes to the Anglo-Saxons until 851, when /Ethelwulf engages the ...
Alice Sheppard, 2004
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A synopsis of English history ... to ... 1870
Ethelwulf appoints Alstan Bishop of Salisbury to be his favourite minister ------ Bertulf succeeds Wiglaf as Prince of Mercia Ethelwulf is defeated by the Danes off Charmouth - Great disturbances takes place in Northumbria Ethelwulf holds a  ...
Alexander Beaufort Grimaldi, Stacey Grimaldi, 1871
3
A Catholic History of England
Ethelwulf defeated at Charmouth by the Danes in 840. Battle between the Northumbrians and Danes in 844. The Danes defeated in Somersetshire in 845. The birth of King Alfred. Martyrdom of the royal Saint Wistan. . His pious life and death ...
W. Bern Mac Cabe, 1849
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English church during the Anglo-Saxon period: A.D. 595-1066. ...
A.D. TAGE 840. West-Saxon Witenagemot at Southampton 615 841. Mercian Witenagemot at Tamworth 625 841. Grant of Ethelwulf to Beommod 625 841. Grant of Ethelwulf to Cecil mund 626 8j9 x 844. Profession of Ceolred of Leicester 626 ...
Arthur West Haddan, William Stubbs, David Wilkins, 1871
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A synopsis of english history: from the earliest times to ...
Ethelwulf appoints Alstan Bishop of Salisbury to be his favourite minister ...... Bertulf succeeds Wiglaf as Prince of Mercia Ethelwulf is defeated, by the Danes off Charmouth - Great disturbances takes place in Northumbria Ethelwulf holds a  ...
Stacey Grimaldi, 1871
6
A Catholic history of England
A Danish army destroyed by King Ethelwulf. In a sea-fight the Danes are defeated by the Prince and King Athelstan. Council in 851. Miracle in honour of St. Guthlac. Alfred the Great attacked with illness in his infancy and sent to Ireland , where ...
William Bernard MacCabe, 1849
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Councils and Ecclesiastical Documents Relating to Great ...
Grant of Ethelwulf to Beornmod ....... 625 842. Grant of Ethelwulf to Ceolmund . . . . . . .626 839x844. Profession of Ceolred of Leicester 626 841 X 844. Profession of Tunbert of Lichfield 627 843 or 844. Mercian Witenagemot 628 844. Synod at ...
Arthur West Haddan, William Stubbs, David Wilkins, 1871
8
A Chronicle of England
Thence turning southwards into Surrey, the barbarians encountered Ethelwulf and his son Kthelbald advancing with the army of Wessex, who defeated them with immense slaughter at Ockley. These successive disasters greatly discouraged ...
James Edmund Doyle, 1864
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Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful ...
ETHELWULF was the son of Egbert the Great, whom he succeeded in the throDe of Wessex and the supremacy over the other states of the Heptarchy, in 838. The provinces of Kent, Essex, and Sussex, which Egbert had aonquered and ...
10
Lives of the Queens of England Before the Norman Conquest
The mother of Alfred the Great — Earl Oslac, her father, cup-bearer to King Ethelwulf — Wars with the Danes — The King first intended for the Church — His choice of the cup-bearer's daughter — Her virtues and industry — Needlework of the ...
Mrs. Mathew Hall, 1854

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ETHELWULF»

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Blue plaques put up as tribute to trawler crews
They were put up to commemorate members of the crews of the TW Mould and Ethelwulf, two trawlers believed to have struck mines while out ... «News Guardian, Jun 15»
2
History: the story of St Cuthman, a wheelbarrow and his poor old mum
The church was finished by 857 AD and King Ethelwulf, father of Alfred the Great, was buried there. Although the church is dedicated to St ... «East Grinstead Online, Jun 15»
3
Traders and shoppers react to Worthing sinkhole
“I was pleased to see that the council responded so quickly. The workmen arrived before 9am this morning,” said the 66-year-old, of Ethelwulf ... «Worthing Herald, Jun 15»
4
North Tyneside First World War plaques tell of tragedies behind front …
At 3am two explosions engulfed the trawlers TW Mould and Ethelwulf, which vanished without trace will all hands. Mines were the most likely ... «ChronicleLive, Jun 15»
5
Relatives being sought for blue plaque events
The Steam Trawlers T W Mould and Ethelwulf were sunk with the loss of all hands, leaving dozens of grieving relatives to face a bleak future as ... «News Guardian, May 15»
6
Breeding Ground: Xavier Wulf – Tundra Boy Season 1
From his early days under the persona Ethelwulf, the rapper has always established a following from the time that he was with ... «AllHipHop, Mar 15»
7
Living in Steyning and Henfield
He is also the patron saint of shepherds. The church, now dedicated to St Andrew, was the second-to-last resting place of Ethelwulf of Wessex, ... «The Argus, Mar 15»
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Stories behind First World War memorial names revealed
On December 1, 1918, just after the war's end, the trawlers Ethelwulf and TW Mould from the North Shields fleet were lost when they burst into ... «The Journal, Jul 14»
9
Vikings RECAP 4/17/14: Season 2 Episode 8 “Boneless”
Ethelwulf says Ecbert wants to speak to Ragnar and exchange prisoners. He gives Ragnar a bracelet that belonged to Athlestan and Ragnar is ... «Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Apr 14»
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The quest for Saxon kings in Winchester Cathedral
... Cenwalh (643-672), Egbert (802-839), Ethelwulf (839-856), Eadred (946-955), Eadwig (955-959), Canute (who, contrary to popular belief, ... «Hampshire Chronicle, Apr 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ethelwulf [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ethelwulf>. May 2024 ».
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