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Definition: LYKEN |
LYKENTransitive verb1. To please; -- chiefly used impersonally. |
Note: Lyken \Ly"ken\, transitive verb. [See Like, transitive verb To please; -- chiefly used impersonally. [obsolete]. (Websters 1913) |
| The following table summarizes the usage of "LYKEN" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Lyken | Last name | 100 | 81,746 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 13, Verse 20 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai palin eipen tini omoiwsw thn basileian tou qeou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et iterum dixit cui simile aestimabo regnum Dei |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | And eft he cwæð. hwam wene ic þæt godes rice si gelic: |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And eft soone he seide, To what thing schal Y gesse the kyngdom of God lijk? |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And agayne he sayde: wher vnto shall I lyken ye kyngdome of god? |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And again he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God? |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And again he said, What is the kingdom of God like? |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Luke Chapter 13, Verse 20 |
| Cebuano | Ug siya miingon pag-usab, "Unsa may akong kapanig-ingnan sa gingharian sa Dios? |
| Chinese | 又 說 、 我 拿 " 麼 來 " 神 的 國 呢 ． |
| Croatian | I opet im reèe: "Èemu da prispodobim kraljevstvo Božje? |
| Danish | Og atter sagde han: "Hvormed skal jeg ligne Guds Rige? |
| Dutch | En Hij zeide wederom: Waarbij zal Ik het Koninkrijk Gods vergelijken? |
| Finnish | Ja taas hän sanoi: "Mihin minä vertaisin Jumalan valtakunnan? |
| French | Il dit encore: A quoi comparerai-je le royaume de Dieu? |
| German | Und abermals sprach er: Wem soll ich das Reich Gottes vergleichen? |
| Hungarian | És ismét monda: Mihez hasonlítsam az Isten országát? |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Sekali lagi Yesus bertanya, "Kalau Allah memerintah, dengan apakah dapat Kubandingkan keadaannya? |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka kata-Nya pula, "Dengan apakah hendak Kuumpamakan kerajaan Allah? |
| Manx Gaelic | As reesht dooyrt eh, Cre gys nee'm reeriaght Yee y hoylaghey? |
| Maori | A i mea ano ia, Me whakarite e ahau te rangatiratanga o te Atua ki te aha? |
| Norwegian | Og atter sa han: Hvad skal jeg ligne Guds rike med? |
| Portuguese | E disse outra vez: A que compararei o reino de Deus? |
| Rumanian | El a zis iarqw: ,,Cu ce voi asemqna Kmpqrqyia lui Dumnezeu? |
| Shuar | Tura junasha Tímiayi: "¿Yusa akupeamuri warijiain métek-takuit? |
| Spanish | Otra vez dijo: --¿A qué compararé el reino de Dios? |
| Swahili | Tena akauliza: "Nitaulinganisha Ufalme wa Mungu na nini? |
| Swedish | Ytterligare sade han: "Vad skall jag likna Guds rike vid? |
| Uma | Oti toe, na'uli' wo'o-mi: "Ane Alata'ala jadi' Magau' hi dunia', kajadi' -na hewa lolita rapa' tohe'i: |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Words rhyming with "LYKEN" (pronounced 'Ly"ken'): Betoken, Kraken, Outspoken, Spellken, unbroken, Unwroken, Wroken. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-k-l-n-y" | |
-1 letter: yelk. | |
-2 letters: elk, ken, key, lek, ley, lye, yen. | |
-3 letters: el, en, ne, ye. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-k-l-n-y" | |
+1 letter: alkyne, keenly. | |
+2 letters: alkynes, flunkey, nakedly, skyline. | |
+3 letters: ankylose, bankerly, brokenly, flunkeys, hymnlike, skylines, sneakily, unlikely. | |
+4 letters: ankylosed, ankyloses, drunkenly, hyperlink, lackeying. | |
+5 letters: hyperlinks, kindlessly, lymphokine, mistakenly, newsweekly, sneakingly, unladylike. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4C 59 4B 45 4E |
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-.. -.--. -.- . -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001100 01011001 01001011 01000101 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)L Y K E N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004C 0059 004B 0045 004E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4659453948 |
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