ríkr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, a derivative of *rīks (“king, ruler”), itself a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs. Compare Old English rīċe, Old Saxon rīki, Old High German rīhhi, Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks). See also the related term ríki.

Adjective

ríkr (accusative ríkjan)

1. mighty, powerful
2. magnificent
3. strong (of things)

Declension

    Strong declension of ríkr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ríkr	rík	ríkt
accusative	ríkjan	ríkja	ríkt
dative	ríkjum	ríkri	ríkju
genitive	ríks	ríkrar	ríks
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ríkir	ríkjar	rík
accusative	ríkja	ríkjar	rík
dative	ríkjum	ríkjum	ríkjum
genitive	ríkra	ríkra	ríkra

    Weak declension of ríkr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ríki	ríkja	ríkja
accusative	ríkja	ríkju	ríkja
dative	ríkja	ríkju	ríkja
genitive	ríkja	ríkju	ríkja
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ríkju	ríkju	ríkju
accusative	ríkju	ríkju	ríkju
dative	ríkjum	ríkjum	ríkjum
genitive	ríkju	ríkju	ríkju

Descendants

• Icelandic: ríkur
• Faroese: ríkur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: rik
• Norwegian Bokmål: rik
• Elfdalian: raik
• Old Swedish: rīker
  • Swedish: rik
• Danish: rig