Æþelstan

== Old English == === Alternative forms === Æðelstān === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *Aþalastain, from *aþal (“noble”) +‎ *stain (“stone”). Equivalent to æþele +‎ stān. Cognate with Old High German Adelstein. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæ.θelˌstɑːn/, [ˈæ.ðelˌstɑːn] === Proper noun === Æþelstān m a male given name Æthelstan; an Anglo-Saxon King of England. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Æthelstan Ætheling; eldest son of Æthelred the Unready. ==== Descendants ==== → English: Athelstan (learned) → Old Norse: Aðalsteinn (calque) Icelandic: Aðalsteinn → Middle Welsh: Edylstan === References === Electronic Sawyer S 1503 (Will of Æþelstan Æþeling), Æþelstan is mentioned as "Æþestan" in the text section, "Æˇestan" in the old text section, and "Æthelstan" in the translation section.