Reekwich

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Etymology

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Calque from Old Norse or Icelandic Reykjavík, from reykr (smoke) +‎ vík (bay).

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Reekwich

  1. The capital city of Iceland. Official name: Reykjavík
    • 1879, Charles George Warnford Lock, Clement Le Neve Foster, chapter IV, in The home of the Eddas, page 58:
      A hater of town life, especially in such a town as Reekwich, and provided already with mounts, I quickly concluded terms with a promising young scholar from the Latin school, hight Geir Zoega (Jun.), for det benefit of his company on a scamper round to Hekla and the Geysir.