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éric
éric, éraic. Old Irish term for a special kind of fine, wergild, or reparation in the laws of early Ireland. An éric might be imposed for any wrong, but it was mostly associated with homicide. The kinsmen of a murder victim might ask an éric of cattle or silver from the perpetrator, specified according to the rank of either killer or killed, or they might instead seek the death of the killer. The modern Irish word éiric, while derived from Old Irish, means, less specifically, ‘reparation, retribution; compensation, reward’.
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "éric." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "éric." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-ric.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "éric." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-ric.html |
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Eric ♂ Of Old Norse origin, from ei ‘ever, always’ (or einn ‘one, alone’) + ríkr ‘ruler’ (see Eirik). It was introduced into Britain by Scandinavian settlers before the Norman Conquest. As a modern given name, it was revived in the mid 19th century and has remained in use since.
Variants: Eri(c)k. cognates: German: Erich. French: Éric. |
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Eric." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Eric." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Eric.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Eric." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Eric.html |
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Eric. Bogus anglicization of Áebhric, a character in Oidheadh Chlainne Lir[The Tragic Story of the Children of Lir].
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Eric." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Eric." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Eric.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Eric." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Eric.html |
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Eric
•Amharic, barbaric, Garrick, Pindaric, samsaric
•fabric • cambric • Aelfric • chivalric
•geriatric, paediatric (US pediatric), Patrick, psychiatric, theatric
•tantric
•epigastric, gastric
•alphanumeric, atmospheric, chimeric, cleric, climacteric, congeneric, Derek, derrick, Eric, esoteric, exoteric, ferric, generic, hemispheric, Herrick, Homeric, hysteric, mesmeric, numeric, skerrick, spheric, stratospheric
•red-brick • Cedric
•calendric, Kendrick
•anthropometric, asymmetric, diametric, geometric, isometric, kilometric, metric, obstetric, psychometric, pyrometric, sociometric
•electric, hydroelectric, photoelectric
•androcentric, centric, concentric, eccentric, egocentric, ethnocentric, Eurocentric, geocentric, phallocentric, theocentric
•airbrick • hayrick • Friedrich
•Dietrich
•empiric, lyric, panegyric, Pyrrhic, satiric, satyric, vampiric
•pinprick • citric • oneiric • hydric
•nitric
•aleatoric, allegoric, anaphoric, camphoric, categoric, choric, Doric, euphoric, historic, metaphoric, meteoric, phantasmagoric, phosphoric, pyrophoric, semaphoric, sophomoric, theophoric, Warwick, Yorick
•con trick
•auric, boric, folkloric
•Kubrick, rubric
•Ugric • Cymric • xeric • firebrick
•Rurik, sulphuric (US sulfuric), telluric, Zürich
•Frederick • Roderick • undertrick
•agaric • Alaric • choleric • limerick
•turmeric
•archbishopric, bishopric
•rhetoric • maverick • overtrick
•Masaryk
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"Eric." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Eric." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Eric.html "Eric." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Eric.html |
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ERIC
ERIC (USA) Educational Resources Information Center
• energy rate input controller |
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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "ERIC." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "ERIC." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-ERIC.html FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "ERIC." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-ERIC.html |
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