vreka

Old Norse

Alternative forms

reka

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wrekaną, whence also Old English wrecan (English wreak), Old High German rehhan, Old Saxon wrekan, Gothic 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (wrikan).

Verb

vreka

to drive

Descendants

Icelandic: reka
Faroese: reka
Norwegian: reke
- Nynorsk: reka
Old Swedish: vræka, rwæka
- Swedish: vräka, räka (dialectal)
Danish: vrage
Westrobothnian: reka

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