Reek — Reek, n. [AS. r[=e]c; akin to OFries. r[=e]k, LG. & D. rook, G. rauch, OHG. rouh, Dan. r[ o]g, Sw. r[ o]k, Icel. reykr, and to AS. re[ o]can to reek, smoke, Icel. rj[=u]ka, G. riechen to smell.] Vapor; steam; smoke; fume. [1913 Webster] As… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Norwegische Dialekte — Die norwegische Sprache umfasst neben den Schriftsprachen Bokmål und Nynorsk eine Vielzahl von norwegischen Dialekten. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Dialektgrenzen 2 Verwendung 3 Sprachliche Eigenarten … Deutsch Wikipedia
reek — reeker, n. reekingly, adv. reeky, adj. /reek/, n. 1. a strong, unpleasant smell. 2. vapor or steam. v.i. 3. to smell strongly and unpleasantly. 4. to be strongly pervaded with something unpleasant or offensive. 5. to give off steam, smoke … Universalium
Rauch — Sm std. (9. Jh.), mhd. rouch, ahd. rouh m./n., as. rōk Stammwort. aus g. * rauki m. Rauch , auch in anord. reykr, ae. rēc, afr. rēk. Das Wort ist abgeleitet aus dem in riechen vorliegenden starken Verb, dessen ursprüngliche Bedeutung aber rauchen … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
reek — {{11}}reek (n.) O.E. rec (Anglian), riec (W.Saxon), smoke from burning material, probably from O.N. reykr (Cf. Reykjavik, lit. smoky bay ), from P.Gmc. *raukiz (Cf. O.Fris. rek, M.Du. rooc, O.H.G. rouh, Ger. Rauch smoke, steam ), apparently not… … Etymology dictionary
reek — [[t]rik[/t]] v. i. 1) to smell strongly and unpleasantly 2) to be strongly pervaded with something unpleasant 3) to give off steam, smoke, etc 4) to be wet with sweat, blood, etc 5) to give off; emit; exude 6) to expose to or treat with smoke 7)… … From formal English to slang
reu-b- and reu-g- — reu b and reu g English meaning: to vomit, retch Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘sich erbrechen, rũlpsen, hervorbrechen”, also “Wolke, Rauch”? Material: 1. reub : O.Ice. rjūpa f. ‘schneehuhn”, Nor. rjupa, rype (compare Ltv. rubenis… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
reek — [rēk] n. [ME < OE rec, akin to ON reykr, Ger rauch < ? IE base * reug , cloud, smoke] 1. vapor; fume 2. a strong, unpleasant smell; stench 3. [Scot. or North Eng.] smoke vi. [ME reken < OE reocan] 1. to give off steam or smoke … English World dictionary