UrsprungInherited from Old Swedish rykka, rykkia, from Old Norse rykkja, from Proto-Germanic *rukkijaną. Doublet of rucka.
- to yank, to jerk, to pull quickly
“rycka loss ett hårstrå” — pull out [loose] a hair
“rycka upp ogräs” — pull up weeds
“rycka i startsnöret till gräsklipparen” — pull the starter cord of the lawnmower
- impersonal, usuallyto twitch (of (part of) the body)
“Det ryckte i hans arm” — His arm was twitching
“rycka i ögat” — have an eye twitch
“Han ryckte till” — He flinched [twitched till (expresses a sudden and brief action)]
- to move (quickly, with a purpose – see also dra)
“Soldaterna ryckte fram i skydd av mörkret” — The soldiers advanced under cover of darkness [pulled forth in protection of the darkness]
- especiallyto suddenly increase one's speed; to make a dash
“rycka på upploppet” — make a dash on the home stretch
- especiallyto pull away, to pull ahead (move into the lead or increase one's lead (move (further) away from competitors), as a consequence of increasing one's speed)
“Skidåkaren ryckte ifrån klungan” — The skier pulled away from the pack
Formerrycker(present) · ryckte(preterite) · ryckt(supine) · ryck(imperative) · rycka(active, infinitive) · ryckas(infinitive, passive) · ryckt(active, supine) · ryckts(passive, supine) · ryck(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · rycken(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · rycker(active, indicative, present) · ryckte(active, indicative, past) · rycks(indicative, passive, present) · ryckes(indicative, passive, present) · rycktes(indicative, passive, past) · rycka(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · ryckte(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · ryckas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)