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)
• Syn: ↑Ethelred II, ↑Ethelred the Unready
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑king, ↑male monarch, ↑Rex
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 I
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑king, ↑male monarch, ↑Rex
Useful english dictionary. 2012.