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Æthelrun

Discussion of the name

Æthelrun is a feminine OE name formed from the elements æðel (‘noble, famous’) and rūn (‘mystery, secret’) (von Feilitzen 1937: 187). It is not currently recorded in PASE beyond the two women in the DB material.

Bibliography

von Feilitzen 1937: Olof von Feilitzen, The Pre-Conquest Personal Names of Domesday Book, Nomina Germanica 3 (Uppsala: Almqvist and Wiksells, 1937)

Forms of the name

Spellings in Domesday Book: Ailrun

Spellings in Exon: Alrun

Forms in modern scholarship:

  von Feilitzen head forms: Æðelrun

  Phillimore edition: Aethelrun

  Alecto edition: Æthelrun

Distribution map of property and lordships associated with this name in DB

List of property and lordships associated with this name in DB

Holder 1066

Shire	Phil. ref.	Vill	DB Spelling	Holder 1066	Lord 1066	Tenant-in-Chief 1086	1086 Subtenant	Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value	Conf.	Show on Map
Shire Somerset	Phil. ref. 6,14	Vill Yatton	DB Spelling -	Holder 1066 Æthelrun 'of Yatton'	Lord 1066 John the Dane	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 Giso, bishop of Wells	1086 Subtenant Ildebert 'of Milton Clevedon'	Fiscal Value 1.00	1066 Value 1.00	1086 Value 0.00	Confidence A	Map
Totals								Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value

Tenant-in-Chief 1086 demesne estates (no subtenants)

Shire	Phil. ref.	Vill	DB Spelling	Holder 1066	Lord 1066	Tenant-in-Chief 1086	1086 Subtenant	Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value	Conf.	Show on Map
Shire Dorset	Phil. ref. 56,23	Vill Wilksworth	DB Spelling Ailrun	Holder 1066 -	Lord 1066 -	Tenant-in-Chief 1086 Æthelrun, king's thegn	1086 Subtenant -	Fiscal Value 1.00	1066 Value 0.50	1086 Value 0.50	Confidence A	Map
Totals								Fiscal Value	1066 Value	1086 Value

People of this name

• Æthelrun 2 - Æthelrun ‘of Yatton’ (Som.), fl. 1066
• Æthelrun 3 - Æthelrun ‘king’s thegn’ in Dorset, fl. 1086