ríkja

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse ríkja (whence also > Middle English riken (to reign)), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ríkja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ríkti, supine ríkt)

  1. to reign (exercise sovereign power)
  2. to reign (be a dominant quality of a place or situation)

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