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ricsian

V

have power, to rule, govern, reign

Source: https://bosworthtoller.com/25784, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ricsian#Old_English
originates from: PWGmc *rīkisōn 'to rule, reign' (rīkisōn > rīkisān > rīċisān > rīcsān > rīcsan) through pwgmc-to-oe
Inflected forms
rixode 'have power.pst.3sg' (oe-past-3sg) in Ælfric's Lives of Saints - Saint Eugenia
Paradigms