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Old English · verb

ricsian

Normalised rīcsian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈriːk.si.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈriːk · si · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
dominatedomineertyrannizegovernreignprevail

Meaning

  1. to rule; govern, reign

    "Gospel of Saint Luke", chapter 19, verse 14

    We do not want that this rule over us.

  2. to dominate, domineer; tyrannize

  3. to prevail

Conjugation

Conjugation of ricsian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular rīcsiġerīcsode
2nd singular rīcsastrīcsodest
3rd singular rīcsaþrīcsode
Plural rīcsiaþrīcsodon
Subjunctive
Singular rīcsiġerīcsode
Plural rīcsiġenrīcsoden
Non-finite forms of ricsian
Form
Infinitive rīcsian
Inflected infinitive rīcsienne
Imperative singular rīcsa
Imperative plural rīcsiaþ
Present participle rīcsiende
Past participle rīcsodġerīcsod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rīkisōn. Equivalent to rīċe (“kingdom, reign”) + -sian.

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