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 kingdom of heaven ==== Declension ==== Strong ja-stem: ==== Descendants ==== English: heavenriche 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.