worlderiche

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === weorlde-riche, weorld-riche, worlde-riche, worlde riche, worldesriche, world-riche, worle-riche, woruld-riche weorelldriche (Ormulum) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English weoroldrīċe; equivalent to world +‎ -riche. The medial vowel (perhaps reflecting Old English *weorulderīċe) is either epenthetic or (more likely) reflects Old English oblique weorolde. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwurld(ə)ˌriːt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈwɛrld(ə)ˌriːt͡ʃ(ə)/, /-ˌriːk(ə)/ (reduced) IPA(key): /ˈwurld(ə)rit͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈwɛrld(ə)rit͡ʃ(ə)/, /-rik(ə)/ === Noun === worlderiche (chiefly Early Middle English) The world; the Earth. (rare) A polity or realm. (rare) Material existence. ==== References ==== “world-rīche, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.