rik

rik (plural riks)

1. Alternative spelling of riq

• KRI, ikr, irk, Irk, IKR, k'ri, Kri, kir

rik

1. (Northern) Alternative form of riche (“rich”)

rik

1. (Northern) Alternative form of riche (“realm”)

From Northern Middle English rike, from a conflation of Old English rīce (“powerful, mighty, great, possessed of power, of high rank; rich, possessed of wealth; strong, potent”) and Old Norse ríkr (“powerful, rich”); both from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“kingly, powerful, rich”). More at rich.

rik

1. mighty great
2. wealthy, well-off, rich
3. valuable
4. costly, splendid
5. (of colour) strong, deep

rik

1. the rich or powerful

From Northern Middle English rike, from Old English rīce (“power, authority, might, dominion, rule, empire, reign”) and Old Norse ríki (“kingdom, realm, reign”); both from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją (“authority, reign, realm, kingdom”). More at rich.

rik

1. kingdom, realm
2. the kingdom of heaven

• kinrick

rik

1. (transitive) to collect, gather

• rikrik
• rikrikrik

• Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977

From Old Frisian rīke, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (“mighty”), from *rīks, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs (“king”) (compare Irish rí), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“king”).

rik (Föhr-Amrum, Mooring, Sylt)

1. rich

From Old Norse ríkr, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, a derivative of *rīks (“king, ruler”), itself a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.

rik (masculine and feminine rik, neuter rikt, definite singular and plural rike, comparative rikere, indefinite superlative rikest, definite superlative rikeste)

1. rich (having wealth)

• “rik” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse ríkr, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, a derivative of *rīks (“king, ruler”), itself a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs. Akin to English rich.

• IPA^(key): /riːk/

rik (neuter singular rikt, definite singular and plural rike, comparative rikare, indefinite superlative rikast, definite superlative rikaste)

1. rich (having wealth, or more generally, much of something)

• “rik” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Swedish rīker, from Old Norse ríkr, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, a derivative of Proto-Germanic *rīks (“king, ruler”), itself a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs.

• IPA^(key): /riːk/

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• Rhymes: -iːk

rik

1. rich, wealthy

   Synonyms: förmögen, välbärgad, välbeställd, välsituerad

   Antonym: fattig

   Hon har mycket pengar, så hon är rik

   She has a lot of money, so she is rich

2. rich (more generally)

   en rik gruva

   a rich mine

   1. abundant, etc. (when sounding better as a translation)

      rikt fågelliv

      abundant/rich birdlife

• rikedom

• rik in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• rik in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• rik in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

From Proto-Finnic *rikki. Cognates include Finnish rikki.

rik

1. sulfur

From Middle Dutch ricke, variant of rugge, from Old Dutch ruggi, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz.

• IPA^(key): /rɛk/
• Rhymes: -ɛk

rik m

1. back (of the body)

• rugge

From Middle Dutch ricke, variant of rugge, from Old Dutch ruggi, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz.

rik m (plural )

1. back (of the body)