ricedom

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rīkijadōmaz (“power, wealth”), equivalent to rīċe +‎ -dōm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈriː.t͡ʃeˌdoːm/

Noun

rīċedōm m (nominative plural rīċedōmas)

kingly rule, power, dominion

Declension

Declension of ricedom (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	rīċedōm	rīċedōmas
accusative	rīċedōm	rīċedōmas
genitive	rīċedōmes	rīċedōma
dative	rīċedōme	rīċedōmum

Descendants

Middle English: richedom, ricche-dom, riche-dom
- >? English: richdom (probably calqued from continental West Germanic)

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “rícedóm”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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