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Japanese
Romanization
riken
- Rōmaji transcription of りけん
Maltese
Pronunciation
Noun
riken
- plural of rokna
Middle English
Etymology
From Old Norse ríkja (“to reign”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaną (“to be mighty, rule”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“chief, king”). Cognate with Old High German girīhhen (“to overcome, conquer, dominate, stand for”). Related to Old English rīcsian (“to bear rule, reign, govern, tyrannize, dominate, prevail”). More at rix.
Verb
riken (third-person singular simple present riketh, present participle rikende, rikynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle riked)
- to reign, rule
- Þat god riked, in genge sai yhe. — Psalter, 1400.
- rike Sovereignty, dominion, authority; kingdom
Swedish
Noun
riken
- indefinite plural of rike
West Frisian
Noun
riken
- plural of ryk