edmund ii

1. 1.

   king of the English who led resistance to Canute but was defeated and forced to divide the kingdom with Canute (980-1016)

   SynonymsEdmund Ironside

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Questions about edmund ii

What does edmund ii mean?

edmund ii means "king of the English who led resistance to Canute but was defeated and forced to divide the kingdom with Canute (980-1016)".

What is another word for edmund ii?

Close synonyms include Edmund Ironside. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is edmund ii a common word?

edmund ii is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.