not quite certain {p2}; but at all events, after Theodoric's death,
all the numerous dialectic varieties of the name, whether in High or
in Low-German, were understood by the people at large, both of the
hero and of the king.

Few names have had a larger number of alias'. They have been
carefully collected by Graff, Grimm, Forstemann, Pott, and others. I
here give the principal varieties of this name, as actually occurring
in MSS., and arranged according to the changes of the principal
consonants:-

(1) With Th-d: Theudoricus, Theudericus, [Greek text which cannot
be reproduced], Thiodiricus, Thiodericus, Thiodric, Thiodricus,
Thiodrih, Theodoricus, Theodericus, Theoderic, Theodrich, Thiadric,
Thiadrich, Thiedorik, Thiederic, Thiederik, Thiederich, Thiedorich,
Thiedric, Thiedrich, Thideric, Thiederich, Thidrich, Thodericus,
Thiaedric, Thieoderich, Thederich, Thedric.

(2) With T-d Teudericus, Teudricus, Tiodericus, Teodoricus,
Teodericus, Teodric, Teodrich, Tiadric, Tiedrik, Tiedrich, Tiedric,
Tidericus, Tiderich, Tederich.

(3) With D-d: [Greek text], Diodericus, Deoderich, Deodrich,
Diederich, Diderich.

(4) With Th-t: Thiotiricus, Thiotirih, Thiotiricus, Thiotrih,
Theotoricus, Theotericus, Theoterih, Theotrih, Theotrich, Thiatric,
Thieterich, Thietrih, Thietrich, Theatrih.

(5) With T-t: Teutrich, Teoterih, Teotrich, Teotrih, Tieterich,