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Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
reik
- inflection of reiken:
- first-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Anagrams
Gothic
Romanization
reik
- Romanization of 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse reik.
Noun
reik f (genitive singular reikar, nominative plural reikur)
- parting of the hair
- Synonym: skipting
Declension
Etymology 2
Back-formation from reika (“to wander”).
Noun
reik n (genitive singular reiks, no plural)
- wandering, rambling
- Synonyms: flakk, ráf, rangl, sveim
Declension
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse reik.
Noun
reik f (definite singular reika, indefinite plural reiker, definite plural reikene)
- parting of the hair
References
- “reik” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Old Norse
Etymology
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Noun
reik f (genitive reikar)
- parting of the hair
Descendants
Noun
reik n (genitive reiks, plural reik)
- strolling, wandering, wavering
- condition
Descendants
References
- “reik”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Anagrams
Scots
Noun
reik (plural reiks)
- Alternative form of reek