[Cronos]

In Anglo-Saxon (Old English), “aethel” (properly spelled æthel or æþel) means “noble.”

Æthelred (or Aethelred) — “noble counsel” (from ræd = counsel/advice).
Æthelflæd (Lady of the Mercians) — “noble beauty” (from flæd = beauty).
Æthelstan — “noble stone” (from stān = stone).
Æthelwulf — “noble wolf.”
Ætheling (æþeling) — a prince or member of the royal/noble family (”one belonging to the noble line”).

[SunkenCiv]

Yeah, the ‘unready’ thing has bugged me for a long time.

[AZJeep]

Just like adel in Germany

[Pilsner]

Æthelene = noble gasoline ⛽️ 🙂