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Alfredian, a.|ælˈfriːdɪən|
Also ælfredian.
[f. Alfred + -ian.]
Characteristic of Alfred, King of the West Saxons (871-899), or of his writings.
1826J. J. Conybeare Illustr. Anglo-Saxon Poetry 258 The style of these ælfredian versions is distinguished from that of the Cædmonian school by its great simplicity of diction. 1871H. Sweet Alfred's Past. Care p. vi, I have given..a short sketch of the characteristics of Alfredian English as distinguished from those of the later period. 1899C. Plummer Two Saxon Chrons. Parallel II. p. cxiv, The Alfredian Chronicle up to 892, itself compiled from earlier materials under Alfred's supervision. 1930Times Lit. Suppl. 2 Jan. 14/3 The preverb ge- in Alfredian English. 1933C. L. Wrenn in Trans. Philol. Soc. 74 We may then consider how far our material will enable us to deduce Alfred's norm, and then inquire more fully into Sweet's own ‘normalized Early West Saxon’—or Alfredian, as we have seen that it should strictly be termed. 1935A. H. Smith Parker Chron. 832–900 8 The ‘ælfredian’ Chronicle was circulated throughout the kingdom. |