reik

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Verb

reik

1. inflection of reiken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• kier, riek

Gothic

Romanization

reik

1. Romanization of 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [reiːk]
• Rhymes: -eiːk

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse reik.

Noun

reik f (genitive singular reikar, nominative plural reikur)

1. parting of the hair

   Synonym: skipting

Declension

Declension of reik (feminine)

	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

Deverbal from reika (“to wander”).

Noun

reik n (genitive singular reiks, no plural)

1. wandering, rambling

   Synonyms: flakk, ráf, rangl, sveim

Declension

Declension of reik (sg-only neuter)

	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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “reik”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Anagrams

• eikr, erki-

Scots

Noun

reik (plural reiks)

1. Alternative form of reek