richen

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English

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Etymology

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From rich +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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richen (third-person singular simple present richens, present participle richening, simple past and past participle richened)

  1. (transitive) To make or render rich or richer.
  2. (intransitive) To become rich or richer; become superior in quality, condition or effectiveness.
  3. (intransitive, of a colour) To gain richness; become heightened or intensified in brilliancy.

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Galician

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Verb

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richen

  1. inflection of richar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Old High German riohhan, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną. Cognate with German riechen, Dutch rieken, English reek, West Frisian rûke, Icelandic rjúka.

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richen (third-person singular present richt, past participle geroch, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to smell
  2. (intransitive) to stink, to smell, to reek

Conjugation

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Regular
infinitive richen
participle gericht or geroch
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular richen
2nd singular richs rich
3rd singular richt
1st plural richen
2nd plural richt richt
3rd plural richen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From riche (rich) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈriːt͡ʃən/, /ˈrit͡ʃən/

Verb

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richen (third-person singular simple present richeth, present participle richende, richynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle riched)

  1. To make rich(er) or (more) valuable; to enrichen.
  2. To acquire or possess wealth; to become or be rich.
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Descendants
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  • English: rich (obsolete)
  • Middle Scots: rich, riche
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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richen

  1. (Early Middle English) plural of riche (realm)
    Synonym: riches