riken

Japanese

Romanization

riken

1. Rōmaji transcription of りけん

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪ.kɛn/

Noun

riken

1. plural of rokna

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 girīhhen (“to overcome, conquer, dominate, stand for”). 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, rikynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle riked)

1. to reign, rule

   Þat god riked, in genge sai yhe. — Psalter, 1400.

Related terms

• rike Sovereignty, dominion, authority; kingdom

Swedish

Noun

riken

1. indefinite plural of rike

West Frisian

Noun

riken

1. plural of ryk