"ríkja" meaning in Icelandic

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Verb

IPA: /ˈriːca/ Forms: ríkti [indicative, past, singular, third-person], ríkt [supine]
Rhymes: -iːca Etymology: From Old Norse ríkja (whence also > Middle English riken (“to reign”)), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|ríkja}} Old Norse ríkja, {{m+|enm|riken|t=to reign}} Middle English riken (“to reign”), {{inh|is|gem-pro|*rīkijaną}} Proto-Germanic *rīkijaną Head templates: {{head|is|verb|weak verb||third-person singular past indicative|ríkti||{{{22}}}|supine|ríkt||{{{33}}}|cat2=weak verbs|head=}} ríkja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ríkti, supine ríkt)
  1. to reign (exercise sovereign power) Tags: weak
    Sense id: en-ríkja-is-verb-rdwkTa7U
  2. to reign (be a dominant quality of a place or situation) Tags: weak
    Sense id: en-ríkja-is-verb-iUZjCY20 Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for ríkja meaning in Icelandic (1.7kB)

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