rixen
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old English rīxian, rīcsian (“to reign, dominate, tyrannize, prevail”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīkisōn (“to rule”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“chief, king”). Cognate with Middle High German richsen (“to reign”), Lithuanian rikis (“knight”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
rixen (Early Middle English)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of rixen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References edit
- “rīxen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.