Old English · noun
weoroldrice
Normalised weoroldrīċe
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong ja-stem
- IPA
- /ˈwe͜o.roldˌriː.t͡ʃe/[ˈwe͜o.roɫdˌriː.t͡ʃe]
- Syllables
- ˈwe͜o · rold · ˌriː · t͡ʃe (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- world-kingdomearthlykingdom
Meaning
-
world-kingdom, earthly kingdom
wintra dǣl in woruldrīċe. · Wita sċeal ġeþyldiġ.
thus a man cannot become wise, before he would own a part of years in world-kingdom. A wise man must be patient.
forþon ne mæġ wearþan wīs · wer, ǣr hē āge
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | weoroldrīċe | weoroldrīċu |
| Accusative | weoroldrīċe | weoroldrīċu |
| Genitive | weoroldrīċes | weoroldrīċa |
| Dative | weoroldrīċe | weoroldrīċum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From weorold (“world”) + rīċe (“kingdom”).
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