reik

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• Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

reik

1. inflection of reiken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

• kier, riek

reik

1. romanization of 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺

• IPA^(key): [reiːk]
• Rhymes: -eiːk

Inherited from Old Norse reik.

reik f (genitive singular reikar, nominative plural reikur)

1. parting of the hair

   Synonym: skipting

Deverbal from reika (“to wander”).

reik n (genitive singular reiks, no plural)

1. wandering, rambling

   Synonyms: flakk, ráf, rangl, sveim

From Old Norse reik.

reik f (definite singular reika, indefinite plural reiker, definite plural reikene)

1. parting of the hair

• “reik” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• krei, reki, rike

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reik f (genitive reikar)

1. parting of the hair

• Faroese: reik
• Icelandic: reik
• Norwegian Nynorsk: reik
• Norwegian Bokmål: reik

reik n (genitive reiks, plural reik)

1. strolling, wandering, wavering
2. condition

• Icelandic: reik

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “reik”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

• eikr, erki-

reik (plural reiks)

1. alternative form of reek