دیکشنری فارسی

Ethelred the Unready

ریشه و کاربرد

ریشه

From Old English un-rǣd, meaning 'ill-advised', a pun on Æþelræd, meaning 'noble counsel'.

مثال

  • Ethelred the Unready is remembered for his unsuccessful attempts to repel Viking invaders.
  • The epithet 'the Unready' is a mistranslation of the Old English term 'unræd'.
  • Ethelred the Unready's reign was marked by political instability and military failure.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Reign of Ethelred the Unready Ethelred the Unready's rule Ethelred the Unready's kingdom

تعریف انگلیسی

noun
  1. king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016)

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