rice

Senses

1. rich

   Iċ eom indryhten ond eorlum cūð, ond reste oft; rīċum ond hēanum, folcum ġefrǣġe; fēreð wīde, ond mē fremdes ǣr frēondum stondeð hīþendra hyht, ġif iċ habban sċeal blǣd in burgum oþþe beorhtne god.

   I am noble and known to swordsmen, and do rest often; well-known to folks, rich and poor; and, strangely to me, sackers' hope goes wildly, stands before friends, if I shall have a life in towns or in bright god.

   c. 980, Exeter Book Riddle 95:

2. powerful

Declension

Senses

1. kingdom, empire

   Rōmāna rīċe

   the Roman Empire

2. reign

   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.

   The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

3. authority, dominion

Declension · strong ja-stem