Eorman-ríc

Old English Dictionary Entry

Eorman-ríc

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Eormen-ríc, es; Related words: Gota III, Alríca, and þeód-ríc :-- Eormanríc áhte wíde folc Gotena ríces

Definitions

1 Eorman-ríc

m. The celebrated king of the Ostrogoths or East Goths, the Alexander of the Goths; Eormanrīcus, Ermanric possessed the wide nations of the kingdom of the Goths, Exon. 100a; Th. 378, 25; Deór. 21. Weóld Eormanríc Gotum Ermanric ruled the Goths, Scóp. Th. 38; Wíd. 18. Ic wæs mid Eormanríce I was with Ermanric, 178; Wíd. 88. Ðæt wæs inn-weorud Eormanrices that was the household band of Ermanric, 224; Wíd. 111. He searo-níðas fealh Eormenríces he fell into the guileful enmity of Ermanric, Beo. Th. 2406 ; B. 1201. For the anachronisms and inconsistences I would refer to W. Grimm's Deutsche Heldensage, where may be found the particulars of this celebrated hero. eorman-ric

Runic Inscription

ᛇᚱᛗᚪᚾ-ᚱᛁᚳ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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