Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ælfric

/ˈælfɹiːk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: æl-fric
IPA: /ˈælfɹiːk/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Etymology

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

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Aelfric (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ælfric?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈælfɹiːk/.
What does ælfric mean?: the name of several historically significant men in tenth- and eleventh-century England
Where does ælfric come from?: Learned borrowing from Old English Ælfric. Doublet of Alberic and Aubrey.

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