reik

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Verb

reik

1. inflection of reiken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• kier, riek

Romanization

reik

1. Romanization of 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [reiːk]
• Rhymes: -eiːk

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse reik.

Etymology 2

Deverbal from reika (“to wander”).

Etymology

From Old Norse reik.

Noun

reik f (definite singular reika, indefinite plural reiker, definite plural reikene)

1. parting of the hair

References

• “reik” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• krei, reki, rike

Etymology

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Noun

reik f (genitive reikar)

1. parting of the hair

Noun

reik n (genitive reiks, plural reik)

1. strolling, wandering, wavering
2. condition

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “reik”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Anagrams

• eikr, erki-

Noun

reik (plural reiks)

1. Alternative form of reek