Eirik
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Norwegian Nynorsk
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse Eiríkr, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᛁᚹᚨᚱᛁᚲᛁᛃᚨᛉ (*aiwarikijaʀ /*aiwarīkijaʀ/) or *ᚨᛁᚾᚨᚱᛁᚲᛁᛃᚨᛉ (*ainarikijaʀ /*ainarīkijaʀ/), from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz (“long time, eternity”) + *rīkijaz (“mighty, rich”). Cognate with Faroese Eirikur, Icelandic Eiríkur, and Swedish and Danish Erik.
Proper noun
[edit]Eirik m (definite Eiriken)
- a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Eirika, equivalent to English Eric
Usage notes
[edit]In the forms Eirik and Erik one of the most common given names in Norway since the Middle Ages.
Patronymics:
- son of Eirik: Eiriksson
- daughter of Eirik: Eiriksdotter
Related terms
[edit]- (surnames) Eriksen
- Gamal-Eirik (“the devil”)
References
[edit]- Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 88
- Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk proper nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk given names
- Norwegian Nynorsk male given names
- Norwegian Nynorsk male given names from Old Norse