ricchen
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editApparently inherited from Old English *ryċċan, from Proto-West Germanic *rukkijan, from Proto-Germanic *rukkijaną. Compare rokken.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editVerb
editricchen (third-person singular simple present riccheth, present participle ricchende, ricchynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle ricched) (poetic)
- To make (something) ready; to set up.
- (reflexive) To ready oneself (especially by clothing oneself)
- To move; to change location.
- (rare) To (especially emotionally) fix or restore.
- (rare, equestrianism) To tug on a rein.
Conjugation
editConjugation of ricchen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
edit- “richen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
editVerb
editricchen
- Alternative form of richen
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- enm:Equestrianism
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- enm:Clothing
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