riken
Japanese
Romanization
riken
- Rōmaji transcription of りけん
Middle English
Alternative forms
- rikien
Etymology
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 rīhhen (“to make rich”). Related to Old English rīcsian (“to bear rule, reign, govern, tyrannize, dominate, prevail”). More at rix.
Verb
riken (third-person singular simple present riketh, present participle rikende, simple past and past participle riked)
- to reign, rule
- Þat god riked, in genge sai yhe. — Psalter, 1400.
Related terms
- rike Sovereignty, dominion, authority; kingdom
Swedish
Noun
riken
- indefinite plural of rike
West Frisian
Noun
riken
- plural of ryk