rixen
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Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old English rīxian, rīcsian (“to reign, dominate, tyrannize, prevail”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīkisōn (“to rule”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“chief, king”). Cognate with Middle High German richsen (“to reign”), Lithuanian rikis (“knight”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]rixen (Early Middle English)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of rixen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
[edit]- “rīxen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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- Middle English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃reǵ-
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