Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗Alfred the Great, early king of England. · A male given name from Old English. · A surname originating as a patronymic. · A town, the county seat of York County, Maine.
From Middle English Alfred, from Old English Ælfrǣd, from ælf (“elf”) + rǣd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfredo and Avery. Equivalent to elf + rede. The modern pronunciation with /f/ is a spelling pronunciation; the name in Old English was pronounced with [v], as shown in its Middle English descendant Alured (in which u stands for modern v).
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