reik

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Verb

reik

  1. inflection of reiken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Anagrams

Gothic

Romanization

reik

  1. Romanization of 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse reik.

Noun

reik f (genitive singular reikar, nominative plural reikur)

  1. parting of the hair
    Synonym: skipting
Declension
Declension of reik (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative reik reikin reikur reikurnar
accusative reik reikina reikur reikurnar
dative reik reikinni reikum reikunum
genitive reikar reikarinnar reika reikanna

Etymology 2

Deverbal from reika (“to wander”).

Noun

reik n (genitive singular reiks, no plural)

  1. wandering, rambling
    Synonyms: flakk, ráf, rangl, sveim
Declension
Declension of reik (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative reik reikið
accusative reik reikið
dative reiki reikinu
genitive reiks reiksins

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse reik.

Noun

reik f (definite singular reika, indefinite plural reiker, definite plural reikene)

  1. parting of the hair

References

Anagrams

Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

reik f (genitive reikar)

  1. parting of the hair

Descendants

  • Faroese: reik
  • Icelandic: reik
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: reik
  • Norwegian Bokmål: reik

Noun

reik n (genitive reiks, plural reik)

  1. strolling, wandering, wavering
  2. condition

Descendants

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “reik”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Anagrams

Scots

Noun

reik (plural reiks)

  1. Alternative form of reek
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