West-ríce

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - west-ríce

According to the Old English Dictionary:

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west-ríce
n. A western kingdom or empire :-- Ðá ðæt eástríce in Asiria gefeóll, ðá eác ðæt westríce in Róma árás, Ors. 2, 1 ; Swt. 62, 8. Ðý ilcan geáre féng Carl tó ðam westríce, and tó allum ðam westríce behienan Wendelsǽ and begeondan ðisse sǽ, swá hit his þridda fæder hæfde, Chr. 885 ; Erl. 84, 10. [Cf. O. H. Ger. westar-ríchi occidens.] west-rice
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