riken

Japanese

Romanization

riken

  1. Rōmaji transcription of りけん

Middle English

Alternative forms
  • rikien

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 rīhhen (“to make rich”). Related to Old English rīcsian (“to bear rule, reign, govern, tyrannize, dominate, prevail”). More at rix.

Verb

riken (third-person singular simple present riketh, present participle rikende, simple past and past participle riked)

  1. to reign, rule
    Þat god riked, in genge sai yhe. — Psalter, 1400.
  • rike Sovereignty, dominion, authority; kingdom

Swedish

Noun

riken

  1. indefinite plural of rike

West Frisian

Noun

riken

  1. plural of ryk
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