NODE / 0770attestedPresent-Day English

rich

TRANSLITERATION richPRONUNCIATION /rɪtʃ/

wealthy, abundant, valuable, or intense

DATE: before 12th century–today
SENSE: wealthy abundant
FAMILY: Indo-European / Germanic
CANONICAL KEY: node:1:rich:attested:sense:wealthy-abundant

The wealth field grows from older strength and power material.

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Middle English · Middle English · wealthy powerful

riche

wealthy, powerful, rich

SOUND: Modern rich continues Middle English riche through English spelling and sound history.
MEANING: Power and wealth broaden across abundance, value, color, flavor, and intensity.
CHRONOLOGY: Merriam-Webster reports use before the twelfth century.
SCHOLAR: Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE: established

Rich — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsDefinitions, Word History, and First Known Use

Supplies Middle English riche, broad meanings, and pre-twelfth-century horizon.

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Rich — American Heritage DictionarycontextHeadword definitions and etymology

Independently supplies the medieval convergence.

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before 12th century

Merriam-Webster first-known-use report for rich

Source-reported earliest written record located by current scholarship; no underlying Old English object was directly inspected.

rich dossier · recorded as rich

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