Definition of "rike" [rike]

• Sovereignty, dominion, authority (noun)
• The territory over which authority extends, a kingdom, an earldom, a diocese, district, city, and so forth. (noun)
• Eye dialect spelling of like. (verb)

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• "I think a lot of people use the German pronunciation "rike," but my ancestors were Austrian."
• "Azn cat (siamese cat "me no rike remonade") Kari: this is the most controversial."
• "And he had a sense of humor, too, as is vividly displayed in his treatments of two M ö rike poems: "Zur Warnung" ("As a Warning"), about the effects of a hangover, and "Abschied" ("Leave-Taking"), a decidedly joyous depiction of a critic tumbling down stairs."