rykkja

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse rykkja, from Proto-Germanic *rukkijaną (to move, rock).

Pronunciation

Verb

rykkja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative rykkti, supine rykkt)

  1. (transitive, with dative) to tug, to jerk
  2. (transitive, with accusative) to gather threads together; to shirr

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