ricchen

Middle English

Etymology 1

Apparently inherited from Old English *ryċċan, from Proto-West Germanic *rukkijan, from Proto-Germanic *rukkijaną. Compare rokken.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrit͡ʃən/, /ˈrut͡ʃən/

Verb

ricchen (third-person singular simple present riccheth, present participle ricchende, ricchynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle ricched) (poetic)

  1. To make (something) ready; to set up.
  2. (reflexive) To ready oneself (especially by clothing oneself)
  3. To move; to change location.
  4. (rare) To (especially emotionally) fix or restore.
  5. (rare, equestrianism) To tug on a rein.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ricchen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) ricchen, ricche
present tense past tense
1st-person singular ricche ricched
2nd-person singular ricchest ricchedest
3rd-person singular riccheth ricched
subjunctive singular ricche
imperative singular —
plural1 ricchen, ricche riccheden, ricchede
imperative plural riccheth, ricche —
participles ricchynge, ricchende ricched, yricched

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

References

Etymology 2

Verb

ricchen

  1. alternative form of richen
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