| ethelred | (n) 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), Syn. Ethelred the Unready, Ethelred II |
| ethelred | (n) king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred's battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871), Syn. Ethelred I |