Middle English Dictionary Entry
rī̆ching ger.
Entry Info
| Forms | rī̆ching ger. Also ricchinge. |
| Etymology | Cp. rī̆chen v.(2). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Enriching; also, endowing with spiritual or intellectual gifts.
Associated quotations
- c1425 Found.St.Barth.55/8 : Yn rycchynge of thy-self, othir men thou spoylid vndredfully.
- (c1449) Pecock Repr.(Cmb Kk.4.26)327 : Sithen fro and bi the greet ricches in which the aungel Lucifer was sett and putt came his synne..it wolde folewe that thilk riching of the aungel was vicioseli doon of God.
- a1500(?c1378) Wycl.OPastor.(Ryl Eng 86)439 : To þis riching of þersouns [read: þer oune] kyn moueþ þe fend þes ipocritis bi feyned mersy and bi kynde.
- a1500(?c1378) Wycl.OPastor.(Ryl Eng 86)445 : O cause is dowing of þe chirche & riching þer-of ouer cristis wille.