heofonrice
Old English
Etymology
From heofon + -rīċe. Cognate with Old Saxon heƀanrīki, Old Norse himinnrīki (Danish himmerige), Old High German himilrīhhi (German Himmelreich).
Noun
heofonrīċe n
- kingdom of heaven.
Declension
Declension of heofonrice (strong ja-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | heofonrīċe | heofonrīcu |
| accusative | heofonrīċe | heofonrīcu |
| genitive | heofonrīċes | heofonrīca |
| dative | heofonrīċe | heofonrīcum |
Descendants
- Middle English: heuenriche, heuenrike, hevenryke
- English: heavenric
References
- heofonríce in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary