Middle English Dictionary Entry
riches n. plural
Entry Info
| Forms | riches n. plural Also richesse, reches. |
| Etymology | From riches(se n., taken as pl. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Riches, wealth.
Associated quotations
- c1400 Bk.Mother (Bod 416)189/2 : Tymothe to riche men..comaundede þat þey ben not proude of here richesse, ne hope in hem.
- a1425 Wycl.Serm.(Bod 788)1.103 : Al ȝif rychesse liken þe fleishe, neþeles þei ryven þe soule.
- c1440 PLAlex.(Thrn)84/27 : Ȝe bee filled of werldly reches ȝa, & of worldly rechesse.
- c1450 Capgr.St.Kath.(Arun 396)1.881 : Fy vp-on rychesse, but if þei wurshep doo To man þat weldeth hem.