ríkr

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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

Descendants

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