† worldrichen.

Forms:

α. See world n. and -ric suffix.

β. Middle English worldesriche.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: world n., riche n.

Etymology: In α. forms cognate with or formed similarly to Dutch wereldrijk large kingdom, empire (1740 or earlier), Old Saxon weroldrīki kingdom of the world (as opposed to heaven), large kingdom, Old High German weraltrīhhi kingdom of the world (German Weltreich , now only in sense ‘large kingdom, empire’) < the Germanic base of world n. + the Germanic base of -ric suffix. In β. forms < the genitive of world n. + riche n.; compare Old Icelandic veraldarríki worldly power, Old Swedish värulds rike the kingdom of the world (as opposed to heaven), Danish verdensrige large kingdom, empire (18th cent.). Compare heavenriche n.In Middle English (in α. forms) recorded predominantly in Laȝamon, where forms with final -e in the first element may show either attributive use of a disyllabic stem form or the reflex of the Old English strong feminine genitive form worulde.

Obsolete.

1. The world regarded as a kingdom; the material world, the earth.

ΘΠ

the world > the earth > [noun]

all the worldeOE

mouldOE

worldOE

earthOE

earthricheOE

foldOE

worldricheOE

motherOE

wonec1275

mound?a1300

wildernessa1340

mappemondea1393

lower worlda1398

the whole worlda1513

orba1550

the (also this) globe1553

the earthly globe1553

mother earth1568

the glimpses of the moon1603

universe1630

outer world1661

terrene1667

Orphic egg1684

Midgard1770

all outdoors1833

Planet Earth1858

overworld1911

Spaceship Earth1966

OE Exodus 393 Se snottra sunu Dauides,..eorðcyninga se wisesta on woruldrice.

OE Blickling Homilies 109 Ne beo nænig man her on worldrice on his geþohte to modig.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 11800 Þurrh þatt te laþe gast himm bæd. All weorelld richess ahhte.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 8576 Swa wid swa is weorlde-riche [c1300 Otho worle-riche] nis nan weorc his iliche.

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iii. l. 2587 To seche in al this worldesriche, Men schal noght finde upon his liche.

c1415 Crowned King in R. Robbins Hist. Poems (1959) 229 The playnt of the pouere peple put þou not behynde,..Moche worship they wynne the in this worlde riche.

2. A kingdom of this world, an earthly realm.

ΘΠ

society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > jurisdiction or territory of specific rulers or nobles > [noun] > of king or royal ruler

richeeOE

worldricheeOE

kindomeOE

kinrikeOE

kingriklOE

kine-erdc1275

kine-landc1275

kine-thedec1275

reigna1300

kine-earthc1300

realmc1300

kingdoma1325

kinglanda1325

regionc1330

ligeancec1380

regneec1380

realtya1387

royalme1389

kingheada1393

regalty?a1400

rialmec1400

monarchy?a1425

rialtya1425

regaly?a1439

regality1486

richdom?1505

state1539

kingdomshipa1549

sceptre-rule1611

royalty1638

kingship1700

raj1781

eOE King Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care (Hatton) (1871) iv. 39 Ða upahafenesse he arasode.., ða he hine [sc. Nebuchadnezzar] ascead of ðam woroldrice.

OE Paris Psalter (1932) cxliv. 13 Rice is þin, drihten, ræde gefæstnod, and þu woruldricum wealdest eallum.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 9834 While heo weoren, a þissere worlde-richen, god-fulle þeines..nu habbeoð Sæxisce men isæt hom to grunden.

3. The realm of human existence.

ΘΠ

the world > people > [noun]

maneOE

worldOE

all fleshc1000

mankinOE

earthOE

little worldc1175

man's kinda1200

mankinda1225

worldrichec1275

slimec1315

kindc1325

world1340

sectc1400

humanityc1450

microcosma1475

peoplea1500

the human kindred?1533

race1553

homo1561

humankind1561

universality1561

deadly?1590

mortality1598

rational1601

vicegerent1601

small world1604

flesh and blooda1616

mannity1621

human race1623

universea1645

nations1667

public1699

the species1711

Adamhood1828

Jock Tamson's bairns1832

folx1833

Bimana1839

human1841

peeps1847

menfolk1870

manfolk1876

amniota1879

peoplekind1956

personkind1972

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 9333 Gorlois him wes on leoden monnen alre læðest, & ælches weies him wes wa a þissere weorlde-riche, for he ne mihte beon wurðe na-þing of his wille.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	worldriche
释义	† worldrichen. Forms: α. See world n. and -ric suffix. β. Middle English worldesriche. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: world n., riche n. Etymology: In α. forms cognate with or formed similarly to Dutch wereldrijk large kingdom, empire (1740 or earlier), Old Saxon weroldrīki kingdom of the world (as opposed to heaven), large kingdom, Old High German weraltrīhhi kingdom of the world (German Weltreich , now only in sense ‘large kingdom, empire’) < the Germanic base of world n. + the Germanic base of -ric suffix. In β. forms < the genitive of world n. + riche n.; compare Old Icelandic veraldarríki worldly power, Old Swedish värulds rike the kingdom of the world (as opposed to heaven), Danish verdensrige large kingdom, empire (18th cent.). Compare heavenriche n.In Middle English (in α. forms) recorded predominantly in Laȝamon, where forms with final -e in the first element may show either attributive use of a disyllabic stem form or the reflex of the Old English strong feminine genitive form worulde. Obsolete. 1. The world regarded as a kingdom; the material world, the earth. ΘΠ the world > the earth > [noun] all the worldeOE mouldOE worldOE earthOE earthricheOE foldOE worldricheOE motherOE wonec1275 mound?a1300 wildernessa1340 mappemondea1393 lower worlda1398 the whole worlda1513 orba1550 the (also this) globe1553 the earthly globe1553 mother earth1568 the glimpses of the moon1603 universe1630 outer world1661 terrene1667 Orphic egg1684 Midgard1770 all outdoors1833 Planet Earth1858 overworld1911 Spaceship Earth1966 OE Exodus 393 Se snottra sunu Dauides,..eorðcyninga se wisesta on woruldrice. OE Blickling Homilies 109 Ne beo nænig man her on worldrice on his geþohte to modig. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 11800 Þurrh þatt te laþe gast himm bæd. All weorelld richess ahhte. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 8576 Swa wid swa is weorlde-riche [c1300 Otho worle-riche] nis nan weorc his iliche. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iii. l. 2587 To seche in al this worldesriche, Men schal noght finde upon his liche. c1415 Crowned King in R. Robbins Hist. Poems (1959) 229 The playnt of the pouere peple put þou not behynde,..Moche worship they wynne the in this worlde riche. 2. A kingdom of this world, an earthly realm. ΘΠ society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > jurisdiction or territory of specific rulers or nobles > [noun] > of king or royal ruler richeeOE worldricheeOE kindomeOE kinrikeOE kingriklOE kine-erdc1275 kine-landc1275 kine-thedec1275 reigna1300 kine-earthc1300 realmc1300 kingdoma1325 kinglanda1325 regionc1330 ligeancec1380 regneec1380 realtya1387 royalme1389 kingheada1393 regalty?a1400 rialmec1400 monarchy?a1425 rialtya1425 regaly?a1439 regality1486 richdom?1505 state1539 kingdomshipa1549 sceptre-rule1611 royalty1638 kingship1700 raj1781 eOE King Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care (Hatton) (1871) iv. 39 Ða upahafenesse he arasode.., ða he hine [sc. Nebuchadnezzar] ascead of ðam woroldrice. OE Paris Psalter (1932) cxliv. 13 Rice is þin, drihten, ræde gefæstnod, and þu woruldricum wealdest eallum. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 9834 While heo weoren, a þissere worlde-richen, god-fulle þeines..nu habbeoð Sæxisce men isæt hom to grunden. 3. The realm of human existence. ΘΠ the world > people > [noun] maneOE worldOE all fleshc1000 mankinOE earthOE little worldc1175 man's kinda1200 mankinda1225 worldrichec1275 slimec1315 kindc1325 world1340 sectc1400 humanityc1450 microcosma1475 peoplea1500 the human kindred?1533 race1553 homo1561 humankind1561 universality1561 deadly?1590 mortality1598 rational1601 vicegerent1601 small world1604 flesh and blooda1616 mannity1621 human race1623 universea1645 nations1667 public1699 the species1711 Adamhood1828 Jock Tamson's bairns1832 folx1833 Bimana1839 human1841 peeps1847 menfolk1870 manfolk1876 amniota1879 peoplekind1956 personkind1972 c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 9333 Gorlois him wes on leoden monnen alre læðest, & ælches weies him wes wa a þissere weorlde-riche, for he ne mihte beon wurðe na-þing of his wille. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.eOE
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