"Ælfric" meaning in Old English

See Ælfric in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈælf.riːt͡ʃ/, [ˈæɫv.riːt͡ʃ]
Etymology: ælf (“elf”) + rīc (“a powerful person, ruler”) Etymology templates: {{compound|ang|ielf|rīc|alt1=ælf|t1=elf|t2=a powerful person, ruler}} ælf (“elf”) + rīc (“a powerful person, ruler”) Head templates: {{head|ang|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|g3=|g4=|g5=|head=Ælfrīċ|sort=}} Ælfrīċ m, {{ang-proper noun|m|head=Ælfrīċ}} Ælfrīċ m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|Ælfrīċ|num=sg}}, {{ang-decl-noun|Ælfrīċ|Ælfrīċas|Ælfrīċ|Ælfrīċas|Ælfrīċes|Ælfrīċa|Ælfrīċe|Ælfrīċum|num=sg|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: Ælfrīċ [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], Ælfrīċ [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], Ælfrīċ [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], Ælfrīċes [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], Ælfrīċe [dative, singular], - [dative, plural]
  1. 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
    Sense id: en-Ælfric-ang-name-8KLz9WaV Categories (other): Old English given names, Old English male given names, Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 10 75 5 9
  2. a male given name
    Ælfric of Abingdon (died 1005), Archbishop of Canterbury 995–1005
    Sense id: en-Ælfric-ang-name-lwPoaGY0 Categories (other): Old English given names, Old English male given names
  3. a male given name
    Ælfric Bata (fl. 1005), disciple of Ælfric of Eynsham and monk
    Sense id: en-Ælfric-ang-name-zmaAOwCr Categories (other): Old English given names, Old English male given names, Individuals Disambiguation of Individuals: 29 22 49
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      "ipa": "/ˈælf.riːt͡ʃ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈæɫv.riːt͡ʃ]"
    }
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    "An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary",
    "Joseph Bosworth",
    "Oxford",
    "Thomas Northcote Toller"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈæɫv.riːt͡ʃ]"
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