heofonrice
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
- hefenrīċe, hefonrīċe, heofenrīċe
- hefenerīċe, heofenerīċe, heofonerīċe — from an inflected form or weak heofone
- heofonarīċe — reflecting the genitive plural; cf. Latin caelōrum in regnum caelōrum
Etymology edit
Equivalent to heofon + rīċe, possibly as a calque of Latin regnum caelōrum. Cognate with Old Saxon hevanrīki, Old High German himilrīhhi (German Himmelreich), Old Norse himinnrīki (Danish himmerige).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
heofonrīċe n
Declension edit
Declension of heofonrice (strong ja-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | heofonrīċe | heofonrīcu |
| accusative | heofonrīċe | heofonrīcu |
| genitive | heofonrīċes | heofonrīca |
| dative | heofonrīċe | heofonrīcum |
Descendants edit
- Middle English: heveneriche, hevene riche, hevene-riche, hevene-ryche, heven riche, hevenryche, heven-ryche, heveryche, hevynryche; heofennriche, heofenrice, heoveriche, hevenrice, heveriche; heveneryke, heven rike, hevenryke, heven-ryke, hevin-rike, heyven-rike
- →? Old Saxon: hevanrīki, hebanrīki, hebenrīki, heƀanrīki (calque)
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “heofonríce”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.