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Eádweard

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Eádweard, -ward, es; m. [eád happy, weard ward, guardian] .
Edward the Elder, the eldest son of Alfred the Great. Edward was king of Wessex for twenty-four years, from A. D. 901-925
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  • Hér, A. D. 901, gefór Ælfréd cyning, and féng Eádweard his sunu to ríce

    here king Alfred died, and Edward his son succeeded to the kingdom,

    • Chr. 901
      • ;
    • Erl. 97,
      • 8-10.

  • Her,

      A. D. 925,
    • Eádweard
      • cyning [MS. cing
    ] forþférde, and Æðelstán his sunu féng to ríce

    here king Edward died, and Æthelstan his son succeeded to the kingdom.

    • Chr. 925
      • ;
    • Erl. 1010,
      • 19.
Edward the Martyr, son of Edgar. Edward was king of Wessex, Mercia, and Northumbria, for three years, from A. D. 975-978
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  • Hér, A. D. 975, Eádweard, Eádgáres sunu, féng to ríce

    here Edward, Edgar's son, succeeded to the kingdom,

    • Chr. 975
      • ;
    • Th. 227, 37, col. 1
      • .

  • Hér, A. D. 978, wearþ Eádweard cyning gemartyrad

    here king Edward was martyred,

    • Chr. 978
      • ;
    • Th. 232, 1-3, col. 1
      • .
Edward the Confessor, son of Æthelred. Edward was king of England for twenty-four years, from A. D. 1042-1066
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  • Hér, A. D. 1042, wæs Eádward gehálgod to cinge on Wincestre

    here Edward was consecrated king at Winchester,

    • Chr. 1042
      • ;
    • Erl. 168,
      • 2.

  • Hér,

      A. D. 1066, forþférde Eádward [MS. Eáduuard
    ] cyning [MS. king], and Harold eorl féng to ðam ríce

    here king Edward died, and earl Harold succeeded to the kingdom,

    • Chr. 1066
      • ;
    • Erl. 198,
      • 1.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “Eádweard.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/8323.

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