eric en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛɹɪk/
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Etymology
From Irish éiric.
Meanings
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(historical) A fine paid as compensation for violent crimes.
The court-poets of Wales […] could demand an eric of ‘nine cows, and nine-score pence of money besides’.
1948 (revised 1952), Robert Graves, The White Goddess, Faber & Faber 1999, p. 18
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| erick | alternative | lexicographic | |
| eriach | alternative | lexicographic | |
| erics | Number=Plur | lexicographic |