rycka

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish rykka, rykkia, from Old Norse rykkja, from Proto-Germanic *rukkijaną. Doublet of rucka.

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Verb

rycka (present rycker, preterite ryckte, supine ryckt, imperative ryck)

  1. to yank, to jerk, to pull quickly
    rycka loss ett hårstrå
    pull out a hair
  2. (usually impersonal) to twitch (of (part of) the body)
    Det ryckte i hans arm
    His arm was twitching
  3. to suddenly increase one's speed
    rycka på upploppet
    run faster on the home stretch
    1. (with ifrån) to increase one's lead (over someone, as a consequence)

Conjugation
Conjugation of rycka (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive rycka ryckas
Supine ryckt ryckts
Imperative ryck —
Imper. plural1 rycken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative rycker ryckte rycks, ryckes rycktes
Ind. plural1 rycka ryckte ryckas rycktes
Subjunctive2 rycke ryckte ryckes rycktes
Participles
Present participle ryckande
Past participle ryckt
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Conjugation of rycka (class 2 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive rycka ryckas
Supine ruckit ruckits
Imperative ryck —
Imper. plural1 rycken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative rycker röck rycks, ryckes röcks
Ind. plural1 rycka röcko ryckas röckos
Subjunctive2 rycke röcke ryckes röckes
Participles
Present participle ryckande
Past participle rucken
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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