"richen" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Etymology: table Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|plural}} table Head templates: {{head|enm|noun plural form}} richen
  1. (Early Middle English) plural of riche (“realm”) Tags: Early-Middle-English, form-of, plural Form of: riche (extra: realm) Categories (topical): Money Synonyms: riches
    Sense id: en-richen-enm-noun-cE9z-dv4 Disambiguation of Money: 33 33 34 Categories (other): Early Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈriːt͡ʃən/, /ˈrit͡ʃən/
Etymology: table From riche (“rich”) + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|verb}} table, {{af|enm|riche|-en|id1=rich|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix|t1=rich}} riche (“rich”) + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} richen, {{enm-verb|stem=rich}} richen (third-person singular simple present richeth, present participle richende, richynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle riched) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|rich}} Forms: richeth [present, singular, third-person], richende [participle, present], richynge [participle, present], riched [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], richen [infinitive], to richen [infinitive], riche [infinitive], riche [first-person, present, singular], riched [first-person, past, singular], richest [present, second-person, singular], richedest [past, second-person, singular], richeth [present, singular, third-person], riched [past, singular, third-person], riche [present, singular, subjunctive], riched [past, singular, subjunctive], riche [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], richen [plural, present], riche [plural, present], richeden [past, plural], richede [past, plural], richeth [imperative, plural, present], riche [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], richynge [participle, present], richende [participle, present], riched [participle, past], yriched [participle, past]
  1. To make rich(er) or (more) valuable; to enrichen. Categories (topical): Money
    Sense id: en-richen-enm-verb-KDAn~qBI Disambiguation of Money: 33 33 34 Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 67 33
  2. To acquire or possess wealth; to become or be rich. Categories (topical): Money
    Sense id: en-richen-enm-verb-cO5Kwk7e Disambiguation of Money: 33 33 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ricchen, riche, rychen
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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        "(Early Middle English) plural of riche (“realm”)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "riches"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Early-Middle-English",
        "form-of",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "richen"
}

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