Type Element
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1]
Meaning & History
Old English affix meaning "ruler, king".
Related Items
Variantrice
Other Languages & Culturesrik(Frankish) reiks(Gothic) rico(Medieval Spanish) rīks(Old Germanic) rih, rihhi(Old High German) ríkr(Old Norse) rik(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsÆlfric, Æðelric, Æthelric, Beorhtric, Cenric, Cyneric, Eadric, Godric, Leofric, Uhtric, Wulfric(Anglo-Saxon) Aubree, Aubrey, Aubrie, Aubrielle, Averie, Avery, Kendra, Kendrick, Edric, Kenrick, Ulric(English) Alberic, Alberich(Germanic) Alberich(Germanic Mythology) Alberico(Italian) Elric(Medieval English) Auberi(Medieval French) Albarīks(Old Germanic) Alfríkr(Old Norse)
Sources & References
- Bosworth and Toller. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 794, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html.
