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Where does “hrycce” come from?

hrycce (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hraukaz — pile ; heap; haystack.

hrycce (Old English): rick, heap, pile

Definitions

  1. rick, heap, pile

Ancestry of “hrycce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichraukazpile ; heap; haystack

Words derived from “hrycce”

  • rick
  • hayrick
  • rickyard
  • ricker
  • wheatrick
  • rickburner
  • rickstand
  • rykke
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