Name Element RICE

Type Word & Element
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1]

Meaning & History

Old English word meaning "power, rule, realm" or "mighty, rich" (from rīkiją and rīkijaz, derivatives of rīks).

Related Items

Variantric
Other Languages & Culturesrik(Frankish) reiks(Gothic) rico(Medieval Spanish) rīks(Old Germanic) rih, rihhi(Old High German) ríkr(Old Norse) rik(Old Saxon)

Sources & References

  1. Bosworth and Toller. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 794, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html.
Entry added December 7, 2022