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Ælfric

American  
[al-frik] / ˈæl frɪk /

noun

  1. Ælfric GrammaticusÆlfric the Grammarian, a.d. c955–c1020, English abbot and writer.


Ælfric British  
/ ˈælfrɪk /

noun

  1. called Grammaticus. ?955–?1020, English abbot, writer, and grammarian

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Had it not been for thy fair face Ælfric would have received his gifts.

From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Madison, Lucy Foster

And, fair though she be, Ælfric would gather them to his own hoard.”

From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Madison, Lucy Foster

In fact, Middle English prose at first is the continuation of the English Chronicle, and the transcription of the homilies of Ælfric into the later grammar and spelling.

From Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 by Ker, W. P. (William Paton)

It hath been borne in upon my mind that malice hath been at work, and that Ælfric hath arranged the matter; that for vengeance sake he hath testified falsely, and wrought this evil.”

From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Madison, Lucy Foster

Presently, hoping to gain more by it, they turned to Ælfric.

From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Madison, Lucy Foster