rykte

From German Low German ruchte.

rykte n (definite singular ryktet, indefinite plural rykter, definite plural rykta or ryktene)

1. a rumour (UK) or rumor (US)
2. reputation (god / good; dårlig / bad)

rykte

1. simple past of rykke

• rykka, rykket

• “rykte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From German Low German ruchte.

rykte n (definite singular ryktet, indefinite plural rykte, definite plural rykta)

1. a rumour (UK) or rumor (US)
2. reputation (god / good; dårleg / bad)

• “rykte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Middle Low German ruchte, geruchte, derived from the verb rōpen (“to call”), from Old Saxon hrōpan.

• IPA^(key): /²rʏktɛ/

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• Homophone: ryckte

rykte n

1. a rumor

   Ryktet går att han gömt undan pengar

   Rumor has it he's been hiding money

   Det där är bara ett rykte

   That's just a rumor

2. reputation

   Stället har dåligt rykte

   The place has a bad reputation

• (hearsay): hörsägen

• ryktas (“to be rumored”)

• rykte in Svensk ordbok.

• yrket