reek
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Homophones
[edit] Etymology 1
Old English rēc, probably from Old Norse reykr[1]. Cognates include Danish røg and German Rauch
[edit] Noun
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reek (uncountable)
[edit] Translations
unpleasant smell
[edit] Etymology 2
Old English rēocan. Cognate to German "riechen" to smell
[edit] Verb
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to reek (third-person singular simple present reeks, present participle reeking, simple past and past participle reeked)
- (archaic) (intransitive) To be emitted or exhaled, emanate, as of vapour or perfume.
- You reek of perfume.
- To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell.
- Your fridge reeks of egg.
- To be evidently associated with something unpleasant.
[edit] Translations
to have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell
to be evidently associated with something unpleasant
[edit] References
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165
- Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893-4[1]
- A List of words and phrases in everyday use by the natives of Hetton-le-Hole in the County of Durham, F.M.T.Palgrave, English Dialect Society vol.74, 1896, [2]
- The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118
- Notes:
[edit] Anagrams
- Anagrams of eekr
- kere
[edit] Scots
[edit] Etymology
From Old English.
[edit] Noun
reek (uncountable)
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[edit] Verb
tae reek (third-person singular simple present reeks, present participle reekin, simple past reekt, past participle reekt)