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eorþ-ríce

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the earth
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  • Sé hæfde áre on eorþríce, sé þe ælmyssan dǽlde dómlíce,

    • Lch. i. 400, 8
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an earthly kingdom, earthly power
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  • Críst fleáh eorðríce tó underfónne

    regnum percipere vitavit in terris,

    • Past. 33, 12
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Etymology
[
Nan eorþliȝ kinedom here upponn eorþeriche, Orm. 12132.
O. Sax. erð-ríki the earth; earthly power
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O. H. Ger. erd-ríchi terra; regnum mundi
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Icel. jarð-ríki the earth.
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  • eorþ-ríce,