"rewme" meaning in Middle English

See rewme in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈrɛu̯m(ə)/, /ˈrɛ̝ːm(ə)/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French reaume, of disputed origin. For the change of /ɛu̯/ to /ɛː/ before /m/, compare flewme. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|reaume}} Borrowed from Old French reaume Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} rewme, {{enm-noun}} rewme (plural rewmes) Forms: rewmes [plural], realme [alternative], reaume [alternative], reeme [alternative], reme [alternative], reome [alternative], reume [alternative], reaulme [alternative, Late-Middle-English], reeaulm [alternative, Late-Middle-English], ryalme [alternative]
  1. kingdom, realm, nation
    Sense id: en-rewme-enm-noun-cXcbg9LZ Categories (other): Monarchy Disambiguation of Monarchy: 40 2 2 4 5 46
  2. region, area, province
    Sense id: en-rewme-enm-noun-EmmC~EVl
  3. zone, area of effect
    Sense id: en-rewme-enm-noun-V59kcLKY
  4. dominion, rulership, lordship
    Sense id: en-rewme-enm-noun-IB0miavK Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 2 2 48 5 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 2 47 4 43
  5. The subjects of a ruler; the people of a realm.
    Sense id: en-rewme-enm-noun-yQ-IkXUG
  6. The Kingdom of Heaven; God's kingdom.
    Sense id: en-rewme-enm-noun-7laRcZ-q Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Monarchy Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 6 3 34 8 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 2 2 48 5 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 2 47 4 43 Disambiguation of Monarchy: 40 2 2 4 5 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Government Disambiguation of Government: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
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          "english": "After that happened, Jesus made visits to cities and fortresses, preaching about and disseminating the kingdom of God with the Twelve alongside him.",
          "ref": "c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Luke 8:1, folio 32, recto, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:",
          "text": "And it was doon aftirward · ⁊ [iheſus] made iourneis bi citees ⁊ caſtelis, [pꝛe]ch[in]ge ⁊ euangelizynge þe rewme of god / ⁊ twelue wiþ h[im] ·",
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      "ipa": "/ˈrɛu̯m(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrɛ̝ːm(ə)/"
    }
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          "english": "After that happened, Jesus made visits to cities and fortresses, preaching about and disseminating the kingdom of God with the Twelve alongside him.",
          "ref": "c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Luke 8:1, folio 32, recto, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:",
          "text": "And it was doon aftirward · ⁊ [iheſus] made iourneis bi citees ⁊ caſtelis, [pꝛe]ch[in]ge ⁊ euangelizynge þe rewme of god / ⁊ twelue wiþ h[im] ·",
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      "ipa": "/ˈrɛu̯m(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈrɛ̝ːm(ə)/"
    }
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}

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