Ælfric

/ˈælfɹiːk/

proper noun

the name of several historically significant men in tenth- and eleventh-century England

OriginOld English Ælfric →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Aelfric

  1. the name of several historically significant men in tenth- and eleventh-century England

Origin

  1. Old EnglishÆlfric
  2. EnglishÆlfric

Learned borrowing from Old English Ælfric. Doublet of Alberic and Aubrey.

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APA

Ælfric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%86lfric

MLA

“Ælfric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%86lfric. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ælfric,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%86lfric.

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