Plegræd

Old English

Etymology

From pleġa (“play”) and rǣd (“counsel, advice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplejˌræːd/

Proper noun

Pleġrǣd m

1. a male given name

References

• Electronic Sawyer S 1196 (Plegred declares that he has purchased from Æthelmod, dix, a half tun which previously pertained to Wilburgewellan near Canterbury (? Well near Ickham), Kent. 2. Æthelmod grants the land to Plegred), Plegræd is mentioned as "Pleired" and "Plegred" in the old text section and "Plegred" in the text section.
• Electronic Sawyer S 1262 (Deneberht, with the consent of the familia at Worcester, to Balthun, priest; lease, for two lives, of 6 hides (manentes) at Barnsley, Gloucs., and for three lives, of 8 hides at Colesborne, Gloucs., with reversion in each case to the church of Worcester), Plegræd is mentioned as "Pleired" in the old text section.