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riken

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Japanese

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Romanization

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riken

  1. Rōmaji transcription of りけん

Maltese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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riken

  1. plural of rokna

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ríkja (to reign), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaną (to be mighty, rule), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (chief, king). Cognate with Old High German girīhhen (to overcome, conquer, dominate, stand for). Related to Old English rīcsian (to bear rule, reign, govern, tyrannize, dominate, prevail). More at rix.

Verb

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riken (third-person singular simple present riketh, present participle rikende, rikynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle riked)

  1. to reign, rule
    Þat god riked, in genge sai yhe.Psalter, 1400.
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  • rike Sovereignty, dominion, authority; kingdom

Swedish

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Noun

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riken

  1. indefinite plural of rike

West Frisian

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Noun

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riken

  1. plural of ryk