ricsian

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rīkisōn. Equivalent to rīċe (“kingdom, reign”) +‎ -sian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈriːk.si.ɑn/

Verb

rīcsian

  1. to rule; govern, reign
    • "Gospel of Saint Luke", chapter 19, verse 14
      Wē nyllað þ þēs ofer ūs rīxie...
      We do not want that this rule over us.
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCLXV Hēr feng Alhred to Norðanhymbra rīċe, ⁊ rixode eahta winter.
      Year 765 In this year Alhred ascended to the throne of Northumbria, and he reigned for eight years.
  2. to dominate, domineer; tyrannize
  3. to prevail

Conjugation

Conjugation of rīcsian (weak, class 2)
infinitive rīcsian rīcsienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular rīcsiġe rīcsode
second person singular rīcsast rīcsodest
third person singular rīcsaþ rīcsode
plural rīcsiaþ rīcsodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular rīcsiġe rīcsode
plural rīcsiġen rīcsoden
imperative
singular rīcsa
plural rīcsiaþ
participle present past
rīcsiende (ġe)rīcsod

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: rixen, rixan, rixiæn, rixigen, rixin (early)
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