Inherited from Old Swedish rykka, rykkia, from Old Norse rykkja, from Proto-Germanic *rukkijaną. Doublet of rucka.
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rycka (present rycker, preterite ryckte, supine ryckt, imperative ryck)
Rycka and dra (“pull”) have some overlap with how pull is sometimes used for more general movement in English in (sense 3), though it's not perfect. You can't "rycka/dra" ("yank/pull") into a driveway, for example.
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | rycka | ryckas | ||
Supine | ryckt | ryckts | ||
Imperative | ryck | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | rycken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | rycker | ryckte | rycks, ryckes | rycktes |
Ind. plural1 | rycka | ryckte | ryckas | rycktes |
Subjunctive2 | rycke | ryckte | ryckes | rycktes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | ryckande | |||
Past participle | ryckt | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | rycka | ryckas | ||
Supine | ruckit | ruckits | ||
Imperative | ryck | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | rycken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | rycker | röck | rycks, ryckes | röcks |
Ind. plural1 | rycka | röcko | ryckas | röckos |
Subjunctive2 | rycke | röcke | ryckes | röckes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | ryckande | |||
Past participle | rucken | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |