rice
Etymology 1
Etymology & Origins
From Proto-West Germanic *rīkī (“kingdom, realm”).
Definitions
- 1.
kingdom, empire
Rōmāna rīċe
the Roman Empire
Godes rīċe
the Kingdom of God
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter" ...and se gramlica casere dioclytianus is gedon of his rice...
...and the furious emperor Diocletian is deposed from his empire,...
- 2.
reign
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle An. DCCLII Hēr Cūðrēd ġefeaht þȳ XII ġēare his rīċes æt Beorhforda wiþ Æþelbald.
Year 752 In this year, the twelfth year of his reign, Cuthred fought with Athelbald at Burford.
- 3.
authority, dominion
Inflection Table
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom | rīċe | rīċu |
| Acc | rīċe | rīċu |
| Gen | rīċes | rīċa |
| Dat | rīċe | rīċum |
| Inst | — | — |
Etymology 2
Etymology & Origins
From Proto-West Germanic *rīkī (“mighty, rich”).
Definitions
- 1.
rich
- 2.
powerful
Inflection Table
Singular
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom | rīċe | rīċu | rīċe |
| Acc | rīcne | rīċe | rīċe |
| Gen | rīċes | rīcre | rīċes |
| Dat | rīċum | rīcre | rīċum |
| Inst | rīċe | rīcre | rīċe |
Plural
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom | rīċe | rīċa | rīċu |
| Acc | rīċe | rīċa | rīċu |
| Gen | rīcra | rīcra | rīcra |
| Dat | rīċum | rīċum | rīċum |
| Inst | rīċum | rīċum | rīċum |
Etymology 3
Etymology & Origins
From rīċe (“dominion, realm”).
Definitions
- 1.
suffix appended to nouns to indicate office, ownership, guardianship, governance or dominion, equivalent to English -dom
bisċoprīċe
a bishopric; the diocese of a bishop
Inflection Table
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom | -rīċe | -rīċu |
| Acc | -rīċe | -rīċu |
| Gen | -rīċes | -rīċa |
| Dat | -rīċe | -rīċum |
| Inst | — | — |
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