*rīhaną

Runic: ᚱᛁᚺᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈriː.xɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 1

Meanings

to line up, to string together

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyḱ- (‘to break, scratch’), whence also Ancient Greek ἐρείκω (ereíkō) (ereíkō, ‘to rend, bruise, pound’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularrīhōrīhaų–
2nd singularrīhizirīhaizrīh
3rd singularrīhidirīhairīhadau
1st dualrīhōzrīhaiw–
2nd dualrīhadizrīhaidizrīhadiz
1st pluralrīhamazrīhaim–
2nd pluralrīhidrīhaidrīhid
3rd pluralrīhandirīhainrīhandau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularrīhai–
2nd singularrīhazairīhaizau
3rd singularrīhadairīhaidau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralrīhandairīhaindau
2nd pluralrīhandairīhaindau
3rd pluralrīhandairīhaindau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularraihrigį̄
2nd singularraihtrigīz
3rd singularraihrigī
1st dualrigūrigīw
2nd dualrigudizrigīdiz
1st pluralrigumrigīm
2nd pluralrigudrigīd
3rd pluralrigunrigīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
rīhaną rīhandz riganaz

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Descendants

  • *rīhan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *rīan (Old Dutch)
      • rien, rigen (Middle Dutch)
        • rijgen (Dutch)
          • ryg (Afrikaans)
  • *rīhan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *rīa (Old Frisian)
      • riuwe (West Frisian)
  • *rīhan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *rīhan (Old High German)
      • rīhen (Middle High German)
        • reihen (German)
  • *rīhan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *rīhan (Old Saxon)
      • rīhen (Middle Low German)

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