Athel

Quad, he must come off with a phrase or an epigram; so those duller heads who called Athel affected were not wholly without their justification.

A Life's Morning George Gissing 1880

Extolling a drink called Athel brose, made in the northern part of Scotland by pouring boiling water on oatmeal and adding some condiments.

VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VII No 1 1980

By them I was looted of my gold collar and traded for two wolf-hounds to Edwy, of the Saxons, who put an iron collar on me, and later made of me and five other slaves a present to Athel of the East Angles.

Chapter 17 2010

Athel makes one very common slip in his lists of names: while Algiers is spelt with final -s in English, Tangier is not.

More on French names | Linguism 2008

As she hurried down the drive toward Bingtown, she almost wished she were simply Athel, a ship's boy.

The Mad Ship Hobb, Robin 1999

If any of the crew recognized Althea as Athel from Candletown, no one was foolish enough to admit it.

The Mad Ship Hobb, Robin 1999

He turned toward her voice. style = "mso-spacerun: yes" style = "mso-spacerun: yes" "It's Athel!" she asserted grumpily.

Ship Of Magic Hobb, Robin 1998

But if the Bingtown Trader saw any resemblance between Athel the sailor and Althea the daughter of Ephron Vestrit, he gave no sign of it.

Ship Of Magic Hobb, Robin 1998

Athel, the ship's boy, had distinguished himself by earning a skinner's bonus on top of his regular wages.

Ship Of Magic Hobb, Robin 1998

Now that he'd seen her as Athel, he'd probably continue to see her as Athel.

Ship Of Magic Hobb, Robin 1998