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weorold-ríce

(adj.)
Grammar
weorold-ríce, adj.
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Him is tó forbúgenne woroldríccra geférscipe (potentium consortium). Chrd. 69, 36. Add

Breoten-ríce

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Breotanríces fægran íglandes cyncg, Nap. 11. Add

arce-bisceop-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
arce-bisceop-ríce, arce-biscop-ríce, es; n.

An ARCHBISHOPRIC ⬩ archiepiscopatus

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An ARCHBISHOPRIC; archiepiscopatus To ðam arcebisceopríce to the archbishopric, Chr. 994; Th. 242, 38. Ðæt arcebiscopríce on Cantwara byrig the archbishopric of Canterbury, 1114; Th. 370, 15

bisceop-scír

(n.)

a diocese

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Ealle þá witan þe in þǽre biscopscíre (-ríce, v. l.) (episcopio ) wǽron, Gr. D. 67, 30. Sumne híred on his (St. Martin) bisceopscíre, Bl. H. 225, 6. Wæs tódǽled in tuá bisc̃scíra West-Seaxna lond; ǽr hit wæs án, Chr. 709; P. 40, 26. Add

rícen

Grammar
rícen, rícenn.
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Dele, and see récan

rípe

(n.)
Grammar
rípe, (?) es; n. or (?) rípu, indcl.: ríp, e; f. (cf.
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O.H.G. rífi; f. maturitas : Ger. reife) Ripeness, maturity On rípe in maturitate, Ps. Th. 118, 147

rícen

(n.)
Grammar
rícen, rícenn, e; f.
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A female endowed with power, a goddess Rícenne Diane, Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 76 : 86, 63

rine

(n.; v.)
Grammar
rine, rinel, ring, ringan. v. ryne, rynel, hring, hringan.
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[Add:under the last Ðæt man on rihtne tíman tída ringe, L. Edg. C. 45; Th. ii. 254, 5 : L. N. P. L. 36; Th. ii. 296, 3. ]

ríca

(n.)
Grammar
ríca, an; m.
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A powerful person, ruler Feórðan dǽles ríca tetrarcha, Lk. Skt. 3, 1 : 9, 7. Nán ðara cyninga ðe cumaþ æfter mé, oððe ealdorman oððe óðer ríca, Chart. Th. 243, 13. Wulf biþ se unrihtwísa ríca ðe bereáfaþ ða eádmódan, Homl. Th. i. 242, 3.

rípu

(n.)
Grammar
rípu, v. rípe; n.

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Ríc-

(prefix)
Grammar
Ríc-, -ríc = ríce, q. v. are found in English, as in other dialects, helping to form proper names. For a list of such names see Txts. pp. 629-630, and for
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O. H. Ger. Graff ii. 389

ríca

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Add: v. þúsend-, weorold-ríca

rige

Similar entry: ryge

rípe

(adj.)
Grammar
rípe, adj.
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Ripe, mature Rípe deáþ matura mors, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 19. Swíðe rípe matura satis, ii. 58, 36. Swá swá rípe yrþ quasi maturam segetem, Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 35. Se westmbǽra hærfest bringþ rípa bléda, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 15 : Met. 29, 63

Linked entry: rúpe

rípe

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Þá seó tíd neálǽhte ꝥ þá feáwa clystra þára bergena mihton rípe beón cum tempus exigent, ut racemi maturescere potuissent, Gr. D. 57, 23. Wíngeardas (windeardes, MS.) rípe fulle gesihð blisse ge[tácnað] vites maturas plenas uiderit, letitiam significat

risce

Similar entry: rysce

rics

Similar entry: rysc

rífe

(adj.)
Grammar
rífe, adj.
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Rife, abundant Ðere .vii. niht gyf wind byoþ, fír byþ swíðe rýfe ðý geáre, Lchdm. iii. 164, 21

Linked entry: rýfe

-ríme

(suffix)

Similar entry: earfoþ-ríme

-ríme

(suffix)
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