ANSTHRLD - Patronymic sources

[Jodi McMaster]

Richard Culver wrote:
>    I need to hit a few more sources (charters, letters, etc.,) but the
> overwhelming usage in the ASC is the "-ing" element.  Yes there are examples
> of "Eadwardes sunu" or "Æþelredes dohtor", but these are merely designators
> when used in context.  

That was the sense I had gotten when reading the ASC; I'm not sure where
the other construction is regularly documented as a true patronymic. 
I'm away from most of my sources still, but I'd definitely recommend
<-ing> over sunu for someone wanting an A/S.
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