English
eric
Eric comes from Irish éiric.
- Irishc. 1200–presentéiric
- Englishearliest quotation 1948eric
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentéiric
- Englishearliest quotation 1948eric
Earliest quotation: 1948, Robert Graves: “The court-poets of Wales […] could demand an eric…”
Every English word from Irish éiric
Today it means
noun A fine paid as compensation for violent crimes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish éiric / eric