Ælfric

== English == === Alternative forms === Aelfric === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Old English Ælfric. Doublet of Alberic and Aubrey. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈælfɹiːk/ === Proper noun === Ælfric the name of several historically significant men in tenth- and eleventh-century England === References === === Further reading === Ælfric on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *Albirīk, from *albi (“elf”) +‎ *rīk (“king, ruler”). Equivalent to ælf +‎ rīċ. Cognate with Old High German Elbrīh. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈælfˌriːt͡ʃ/, [ˈæɫvˌriːt͡ʃ] === Proper noun === Ælfrīċ m 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 Ælfric of Abingdon (died 1005), Archbishop of Canterbury 995–1005 Ælfric Bata (fl. 1005), disciple of Ælfric of Eynsham and monk ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== → English: Ælfric (learned) → Latin: Alfrīcus, Ælfrīcus, Elphrīcus Middle English: Averi, Averie, Elfric === References === === Further reading === Ælfrīc Abbod of Egoneshame on the Old English Wikipedia.Wikipedia ang Ælfric Ercebiscop of Cantawarabyrig on the Old English Wikipedia.Wikipedia ang