ryke

Afrikaans edit

Noun edit

ryke

plural of ryk

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse rjúka through Danish ryge. The conjugated form røyk (with the diphthong) is from oral Norwegian.

Verb edit

ryke (imperative ryk, present tense ryker, passive rykes, simple past røk or røyk, past participle røket, present participle rykende)

to smoke, steam
to break, snap, tear
to fall (suddenly)

References edit

“ryke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“ryke” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse rjúka.

Verb edit

ryke (present tense ryk, past tense rauk, past participle roke, passive infinitive rykast, present participle rykande, imperative ryk)

to smoke, steam
to break, snap, tear
Tauet ryk der det er tynnast
The rope snaps there it is tinnest
to fall (suddenly)

Alternative forms edit

ryka, rjuka, rjuke

References edit

“ryke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Scots edit

Verb edit

ryke

(intransitive) To reach.