kongerike

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse konungríki, from Proto-Germanic *kuningarīkiją. Equivalent to konge (“king”) +‎ rike (“realm”). Compare Danish kongerige, Swedish kungarike, Icelandic konungsríki, Dutch koninkrijk, German Königreich and Scots kinrick.

Noun

kongerike n (definite singular kongeriket, indefinite plural kongeriker, definite plural kongerika or kongerikene)

a kingdom

Synonyms

kongedømme

Derived terms

Kongeriket Norge

References

“kongerike” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse konungríki, from Proto-Germanic *kuningarīkiją. Equivalent to konge (“king”) +‎ rike (“realm”).

Noun

kongerike n (definite singular kongeriket, indefinite plural kongerike, definite plural kongerika)

kingdom

Synonyms

kongedømme, kongedøme

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