"Ælfric" meaning in Old English

See Ælfric in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈælf.riːk/, [ˈæɫv.riːk]
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=Ælfrīc|sort=}} Ælfrīc m, {{ang-proper noun|m|head=Ælfrīc}} Ælfrīc m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|Ælfrīc|num=sg}}, {{ang-decl-noun|Ælfrīc|Ælfrīcas|Ælfrīc|Ælfrīcas|Ælfrīces|Ælfrīca|Ælfrīce|Ælfrīcum|num=sg|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: Ælfrīc [canonical, masculine], strong [table-tags], Ælfrīc [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], Ælfrīc [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], Ælfrīces [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], Ælfrīce [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
    Categories (topical): Old English given names, Old English male given names
    Sense id: en-Ælfric-ang-name-8KLz9WaV Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 10 48 21 21
  2. a male given name
    Ælfric of Abingdon (died 1005), Archbishop of Canterbury 995–1005
    Categories (topical): Old English given names, Old English male given names
    Sense id: en-Ælfric-ang-name-lwPoaGY0
  3. a male given name
    Ælfric Bata (fl. 1005), disciple of Ælfric of Eynsham and monk
    Categories (topical): Old English given names, Old English male given names, Individuals
    Sense id: en-Ælfric-ang-name-zmaAOwCr Disambiguation of Individuals: 35 18 47
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          "expansion": "→ English: Ælfric (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈæɫv.riːk]"
    }
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    "An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary",
    "Joseph Bosworth",
    "Oxford",
    "Thomas Northcote Toller"
  ],
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      "ipa": "[ˈæɫv.riːk]"
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