ῥικνός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (to twist, weave, bind). Cognate with Latin rīca (veil), English wry, German reihen (to crimp) and Ancient Greek ῥοικός (rhoikós, bent, crooked).

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Adjective

ῥικνός (rhiknósm (feminine ῥικνή, neuter ῥικνόν); first/second declension

  1. shrivelled by cold, by age or by disease
  2. shrunk, contracted
  3. withered, crooked

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