Old English · proper noun
Ælfric
Normalised Ælfrīċ
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈælfˌriːt͡ʃ/[ˈæɫvˌriːt͡ʃ]
- Syllables
- ˈælf · ˌriːt͡ʃ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- ælfricbenedictinehagiographyhomily
Meaning
-
a male given name; Ælfric of Eynsham (c. 955–c. 1010), Benedictine abbot, student of Æthelwold of Winchester, and prolific writer in Old English of hagiography, homily, Biblical commentary, and other genres
-
a male given name; Ælfric of Abingdon (died 1005), Archbishop of Canterbury 995–1005
-
a male given name; Ælfric Bata (fl. 1005), disciple of Ælfric of Eynsham and monk
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Albirīk, from *albi (“elf”) + *rīk (“king, ruler”). Equivalent to ælf + rīċ. Cognate with Old High German Elbrīh.
Descendants
ælfric
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