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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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);
[syn: Ethelred, Ethelred II, Ethelred the Unready]

2. 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, Ethelred I]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Ethelred
    n 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) [syn:
         Ethelred, Ethelred II, Ethelred the Unready]
    2: 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,
       Ethelred I]