heofonrice
Old English
Alternative forms
- 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
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
- IPA(key): /ˈxe͜o.fonˌriː.t͡ʃe/, [ˈhe͜o.vonˌriː.t͡ʃe]
Noun
heofonrīċe n
Declension
Strong ja-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | heofonrīċe | — |
| accusative | heofonrīċe | — |
| genitive | heofonrīċes | — |
| dative | heofonrīċe | — |
Descendants
- Middle English: heveneriche, hevene riche, hevene-riche, hevene-ryche, heven riche, hevenryche, heven-ryche, heveryche, hevynryche, heofennriche, heofenrice, heoveriche, hevenrice, heveriche (Early Middle English), heveneryke, heven rike, hevenryke, heven-ryke, hevin-rike, heyven-rike (Northern)
- →? Old Saxon: hevanrīki, hebanrīki, hebenrīki, heƀanrīki (calque)
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “heofonríce”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.