Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse rykkja, from Proto-Germanic *rukkijaną (to move, rock).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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rykkja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative rykkti, supine rykkt)

  1. to tug, to jerk [with dative]
    Synonyms: hnykkja, svipta
  2. to gather threads together; to shirr [with accusative]

Conjugation

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