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Eiríkr
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Old Norse
Alternative forms
non Eirekr
Etymology
From non gmq-pro *Aiwa-rikiaʀ Latn ever ruler (compare got *𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃), or gmq-pro *Aina-rikiaʀ Latn one ruler.
*Aiwa- stems from gem-pro *aiwaz long time, cognate to Latin la aevum life, lifetime.
*Aina- stems from non gem-pro *ainaz one and is cognate to Latin la ūnus one.
The second part, *-rikiaʀ stems from non gem-pro *rīkijaz, cognate to la rēx king.
Proper noun
non proper noun m genitive Eiríks dative Eiríki accusative Eirík
non male
Descendants
is Eiríkur
fo Eirikur
no Eirik Eirek Erik
Dalecarlian: ᛁᛆᚱᚴ (Ierk)
gmq-osw Erīker
sv Erik Jerker
da Erik
de Erich 1
en Eric 1
et Eerik 1
1 fi Eerik Erkki
lv Ēriks 1
1 ru Э́йрик Э́рик
Further reading
Eirik; in: Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, 82-991668-0-2
1994 Erik
Alhaug, Gulbrand, 10 001 navn : norsk fornavnleksikon (Cappelen Damm, 2011, 9788202241841)