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12/7/2022, 9:35 PM Mike C ealhswith31 added (from user-submitted name 119891)
3/8/2019, 3:14 PM arrowhead909 119891 The note that ealh refers to a non-Christian place of worship is unnecessary if we’re going translate it to “temple.”
7/27/2016, 2:01 PM SeaHorse15 119891
1/31/2012, 9:39 PM SeaHorse15

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Meaning & History

Derived from the Old English element ealh "temple" combined with swiþ "strong". This was the name of the 9th-century wife of Alfred the Great.