hrace

Old English

Alternative forms
  • hræce, hræcæ, hreace, hraece, hraecae
  • hræċe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hrakō, from Proto-Indo-European *kreg- (“to caw, crow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxrɑ.ke/, [ˈr̥ɑ.ke]

Noun

hrace f

  1. (anatomy) throat, gullet
  2. (anatomy) the jaws, maw
  3. (geology) gorge; a narrow outlet at the upper end of a valley

Declension
Declension of hrace (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hrace hracan
accusative hracan hracan
genitive hracan hracena
dative hracan hracum

Descendants
  • Middle English: rake
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