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)

1. kingly rule, power, dominion

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	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; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “rícedóm”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.