weoroldrice

• woruldrīċe

From weorold (“world”) +‎ rīċe (“kingdom”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈwe͜o.roldˌriː.t͡ʃe/, [ˈwe͜o.roɫdˌriː.t͡ʃe]

weoroldrīċe n

1. (poetic) world-kingdom, earthly kingdom
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     forþon ne mæġ wearþan wīs · wer, ǣr hē āge
     wintra dǣl in woruldrīċe. · Wita sċeal ġeþyldiġ.

     thus a man cannot become wise, before he would own
     a part of years in world-kingdom. A wise man must be patient.

Strong ja-stem:

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “weoroldrīċe”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.