hevanriki
Old Saxon
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Alternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom hevan + rīki, possibly as a calque of Old English heofonrīċe (due to Anglo-Saxon missionary activity in Saxony).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
edithevanrīki n
- (Christianity) The Kingdom of Heaven.
- Synonym: himilrīki
Declension
editDeclension of hevanrīki (neuter ja-stem)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | hevanrīki | hevanrīki |
accusative | hevanrīki | hevanrīki |
genitive | hevanrīkies | hevanrīkiō |
dative | hevanrīkie | hevanrīkium |
instrumental | — | — |
References
edit- Tiefenbach, Heinrich (2010) “hevanriki”, in Altsächsisches Handwörterbuch [A Concise Old Saxon Dictionary], Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co., , →ISBN, page 165.