riken

riken

1. Rōmaji transcription of りけん

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɪ.kɛn/

riken

1. plural of rokna

• rikien

From Old Norse ríkja (“to reign”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaną (“to be mighty, rule”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“chief, king”). Cognate with Old High German girīhhen (“to overcome, conquer, dominate, stand for”). Related to Old English rīcsian (“to bear rule, reign, govern, tyrannize, dominate, prevail”). More at rix.

riken (third-person singular simple present riketh, present participle rikende, rikynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle riked)

1. to reign, rule

   Þat god riked, in genge sai yhe. — Psalter, 1400.

• rike Sovereignty, dominion, authority; kingdom

riken

1. indefinite plural of rike

riken

1. plural of ryk