reik

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Verb

reik

1. inflection of reiken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Anagrams

• kier, riek

Gothic

Romanization

reik

1. Romanization of 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [reiːk]
• Rhymes: -eiːk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse reik.

Noun

reik f (genitive singular reikar, nominative plural reikur)

1. parting of the hair

   Synonym: skipting

Declension

declension of reik

f-s3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	reik	reikin	reikur	reikurnar
accusative	reik	reikina	reikur	reikurnar
dative	reik	reikinni	reikum	reikunum
genitive	reikar	reikarinnar	reika	reikanna

Etymology 2

Back-formation from reika (“to wander”).

Noun

reik n (genitive singular reiks, no plural)

1. wandering, rambling

   Synonyms: flakk, ráf, rangl, sveim

Declension

declension of reik

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	reik	reikið
accusative	reik	reikið
dative	reiki	reikinu
genitive	reiks	reiksins

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse reik.

Noun

reik f (definite singular reika, indefinite plural reiker, definite plural reikene)

1. parting of the hair

References

• “reik” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• krei, reki, rike

Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

reik f (genitive reikar)

1. parting of the hair

Descendants

• Faroese: reik
• Icelandic: reik
• Norwegian Nynorsk: reik
• Norwegian Bokmål: reik

Noun

reik n (genitive reiks, plural reik)

1. strolling, wandering, wavering
2. condition

Descendants

• Icelandic: reik

References

• “reik”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Anagrams

• eikr, erki-

Scots

Noun

reik (plural reiks)

1. Alternative form of reek