riecan

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Old Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *reukan, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną.

Verb

riecan

  1. to smell

Inflection

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: ruken
    • Dutch: ruiken, rieken
    • Limburgish: ruke

Further reading

  • riekan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012