rǿkja

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• rœkja

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rōkijaną. Cognate with Old English rēċan.

Verb

rǿkja

1. to care, to mind

   Ek rǿki eigi

   I do not care

2. to pay heed to

Conjugation

Conjugation of rǿkja — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	rǿkja
present participle	rǿkjandi
past participle	rǿkðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	rǿki	rǿkða
2nd-person singular	rǿkir	rǿkðir
3rd-person singular	rǿkir	rǿkði
1st-person plural	rǿkjum	rǿkðum
2nd-person plural	rǿkið	rǿkðuð
3rd-person plural	rǿkja	rǿkðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	rǿkja	rǿkða
2nd-person singular	rǿkir	rǿkðir
3rd-person singular	rǿki	rǿkði
1st-person plural	rǿkim	rǿkðim
2nd-person plural	rǿkið	rǿkðið
3rd-person plural	rǿki	rǿkði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	rǿk, rǿki
1st-person plural	rǿkjum
2nd-person plural	rǿkið

Conjugation of rǿkja — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	rǿkjask
present participle	rǿkjandisk
past participle	rǿkzk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	rǿkjumk	rǿkðumk
2nd-person singular	rǿkisk	rǿkðisk
3rd-person singular	rǿkisk	rǿkðisk
1st-person plural	rǿkjumsk	rǿkðumsk
2nd-person plural	rǿkizk	rǿkðuzk
3rd-person plural	rǿkjask	rǿkðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	rǿkjumk	rǿkðumk
2nd-person singular	rǿkisk	rǿkðisk
3rd-person singular	rǿkisk	rǿkðisk
1st-person plural	rǿkimsk	rǿkðimsk
2nd-person plural	rǿkizk	rǿkðizk
3rd-person plural	rǿkisk	rǿkðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	rǿksk, rǿkisk
1st-person plural	rǿkjumsk
2nd-person plural	rǿkizk

Derived terms

• órǿkinn (“reckless”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: rækja
• Faroese: røkja