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Origin of the name ÆÐELSTAN.
Etymology of the
name ÆÐELSTAN.
Meaning of the baby name ÆÐELSTAN.
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ÆŠELSTAN,
AEDELSTAN.
The same as Anglo-Saxon Æthelstan
(q.v.), composed of the Old English elements æðel
"noble" and stan "stone," hence "noble
stone." (History of Christian Names, Yonge, 1884). Also
see Ethelstan.
... In 1030 Wulfsige leaves two
coats of mail, while in 1038 Aeðelstan son of Aeðelred II bequeaths a
silver hilted sword together with a coat of mail to his father as a
treasured possession... (The Anglo-Saxon Weapon Names Treated
Archaeologically and Etymologically, Keller, 1906).
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