rick
English
/ɹɪk/
noun
Definitions
- Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch.
- (US) A stack of wood, especially cut to a regular length; also used as a measure of wood, typically four by eight feet.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *rykke inherited from Old English hrycce (rick, heap, pile) derived from Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (heap, pile, stack).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hraukaz
Gloss
heap, pile, stack
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- burner English
- hay English
- hayrick English
- hayricker English
- rickburner English
- ricker English
- rickstand English
- rickyard English
- stand English
- wheat English
- wheatrick English
- yard English
- röykkiö Finnish
- *hraukaz Proto-Germanic
- hreac Old English
- hrycce Old English
- *rykke Middle English
- Raukvin Old Norse
- hraukr Old Norse