Eadfriþ
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Audafriþu, from *aud (“wealth”) + *friþu (“peace”). Equivalent to ēad + friþ. Cognate with Old High German Ōtfrid.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑːdˌfriθ/
Proper noun
Ēadfriþ m
- a male given name
- Eadfrith of Lindisfarne; Bishop of Lindisfarne and English Saint.
References
- Electronic Sawyer S 182 (Coenwulf, king of Mercia, to Deneberht, bishop, and the church of Worcester; grant of 3 hides (mansiones) at Sluhforda on the west bank of the Stour, Worcs.), a man named Eadfriþ is mentioned as "Eadfer∂".