raik
See also: ráik
English
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Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English rake (“path”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse rák (“trail”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *rēkō, *raką, *rakō, *rakǭ (“file of tracks, line”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *(o)reg'-, *(o)reg'a- (“to straighten, direct”). Cognate with Icelandic rák (“streak, grazing”), Icelandic raka (“strip, series”), Norwegian røk (“grazing”), Norwegian rak (“wick”), Old English race, racu (“a run, riverbed”).
Pronunciation
Noun
raik (plural raiks)
- (Scotland and Northern England) A walk, or a journey taken on foot.
- (Scotland and Northern England) The movement of animals while grazing.
- (Scotland and Northern England) The pastureland over which animals graze.
Synonyms
- (journey on foot): see Thesaurus:journey
Verb
raik (third-person singular simple present raiks, present participle raiking, simple past and past participle raiked)
- (Scotland and Northern England) To walk; to graze
Synonyms
- (to walk): see Thesaurus:walk
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