Meaning of heavenriche | Babel Free
ˈhɛvənriːtʃəExamples
“The poet Samuel Coleridge used heavenriche to describe⟳ the sky, the place⟳ where nimbification or cloud-forming occurs.”
“This word is contained in the first line of Cæd- mon's Hymn, and in its ancient spelling appears as hefaenricaes. What is the meaning of hefaenricaes? In modern English it would appear⟳ as heavenric's, the possessive of heavenric, a word which would be akin in formation to bishopric.”
“For, at the end⟳, it taketh away the joy of heaven-ric.”
“heavenric. The kingdom of heaven; heaven as the abode of the blessed. Anglo-Saxon heofona rice, kingdom of the heavens. (German Reich, kingdom.) Also heavenrich, heovenryke. Used into the 15th century. In THE LAND⟳ OF COCKAYNE (13th century) heavenriche is used for the sky.”
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C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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