“Tom shrugged” - how does a word meaning “reputation” get to be a shrug, please? Apart from this website others are translating this as “reputation of the shoulders”. Something else colloquial? :o)
rycka (ryckte, ryckt): jerk; pull; snatch. rykte: reputation; rumour.
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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I had tried various spellings and couldn’t find rycka. That makes complete sense now. Tack.
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