Eirik

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Etymology

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

Eirik m (definite Eiriken)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Eirika, equivalent to English Eric

Usage notes

In dialects which do have definite forms of given names, the definite form of Eirik is Eiriken, whence also Gåmålerken (“Devil”). In some other dialects, while speaking about a concrete person named Eirik, pronoun han is added: han Eirik.

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