rǿkja

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • rœkja

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rōkijaną. Cognate with Old English rēċan.

Verb

rǿkja

  1. to care, to mind
    Ek rǿki eigi
    I do not care
  2. to pay heed to

Conjugation

Conjugation of rǿkja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive rǿkja
present participle rǿkjandi
past participle rǿkðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular rǿki rǿkða rǿkja rǿkða
2nd person singular rǿkir rǿkðir rǿkir rǿkðir
3rd person singular rǿkir rǿkði rǿki rǿkði
1st person plural rǿkjum rǿkðum rǿkim rǿkðim
2nd person plural rǿkið rǿkðuð rǿkið rǿkðið
3rd person plural rǿkja rǿkðu rǿki rǿkði
imperative present
2nd person singular rǿk, rǿki
1st person plural rǿkjum
2nd person plural rǿkið
Conjugation of rǿkja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive rǿkjask
present participle rǿkjandisk
past participle rǿkzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular rǿkjumk rǿkðumk rǿkjumk rǿkðumk
2nd person singular rǿkisk rǿkðisk rǿkisk rǿkðisk
3rd person singular rǿkisk rǿkðisk rǿkisk rǿkðisk
1st person plural rǿkjumsk rǿkðumsk rǿkimsk rǿkðimsk
2nd person plural rǿkizk rǿkðuzk rǿkizk rǿkðizk
3rd person plural rǿkjask rǿkðusk rǿkisk rǿkðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular rǿksk, rǿkisk
1st person plural rǿkjumsk
2nd person plural rǿkizk

Derived terms

  • órǿkinn (reckless)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: rækja
  • Faroese: røkja