fæderrice

== Old English == === Etymology === fæder +‎ rīċe === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfæ.derˌriː.t͡ʃe/ === Noun === fæderrīċe n a doubtful word of vague meaning; see below ==== Usage notes ==== Since fæder was usually indeclinable in the singular, it is quite possible this was actually two separate words forming the phrase “father's kingdom,” with no idiomatic meaning. That would be much more straightforward than “paternal kingdom,” the usual translation given by modern academics who believe this to be a compound word. See fæderland, which is similar. ==== Declension ==== Strong ja-stem: === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “fæderrice”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.