"riken" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

Forms: riketh [present, singular, third-person], rikende [participle, present], rikynge [participle, present], riked [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person]
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. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|non|ríkja|t=to reign}} Old Norse ríkja (“to reign”), {{der|enm|gem-pro|*rīkijaną|t=to be mighty, rule}} Proto-Germanic *rīkijaną (“to be mighty, rule”), {{der|enm|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-|t=chief, king}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“chief, king”), {{cog|goh|girīhhen|t=to overcome, conquer, dominate, stand for}} Old High German girīhhen (“to overcome, conquer, dominate, stand for”), {{cog|ang|rīcsian||to bear rule, reign, govern, tyrannize, dominate, prevail}} Old English rīcsian (“to bear rule, reign, govern, tyrannize, dominate, prevail”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} riken, {{enm-verb|stem=rik}} riken (third-person singular simple present riketh, present participle rikende, rikynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle riked)
  1. to reign, rule Synonyms: rikien Related terms: rike Sovereignty, dominion, authority, kingdom
    Sense id: en-riken-enm-verb-wOaJS6WN Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries
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