worlderiche
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Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- weorlde-riche, weorld-riche, worlde-riche, worlde riche, worldesriche, world-riche, worle-riche, woruld-riche
- weorelldriche (Ormulum)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old English weoruldrīċe; equivalent to world + -riche. The medial vowel (perhaps reflecting Old English *weorulderīċe) is either epenthetic or (more likely) reflects Old English oblique weorolde.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈwurld(ə)ˌriːt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈwɛrld(ə)ˌriːt͡ʃ(ə)/, /-ˌriːk(ə)/
- (reduced) IPA(key): /ˈwurld(ə)rit͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈwɛrld(ə)rit͡ʃ(ə)/, /-rik(ə)/
Noun
[edit]worlderiche (chiefly Early Middle English)
References
[edit]- “world-rīche, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.