𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃

From Proto-Germanic *rīks, from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs. Cognate with Latin rēx (“king”).

• IPA^(key): /riːks/

𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 • (reiks) m

1. ruler, lord

A common element in Gothic given names, where it often manifests in anglicisation as a -ric suffix; e.g. Theodoric, Alaric.

The declension of this noun is irregular. No accusative or vocative forms are attested, and the conjectures given here (assuming a consonant stem paradigm) are far from certain.

• 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹 (reiki)