reccan

Old English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈret.t͡ʃɑn/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *rakkjan.

Verb

reċċan

  1. to explain
    • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
      Swīðe endebyrdlīce þū hyt recst, ac ic þē wille secgan ġēt þēah hwæs [ic] þǣr fæstlīce ġelȳfe [and] ymb hwæt ic þǣr ġȳt twēoge.
      Very orderly thou dost explain it, but I will yet say to thee what I firmly believe, and about what I yet doubt.
  2. to argue
  3. to narrate, tell
  4. to stretch out, extend
  5. to reach out to someone
Usage notes
  • Reċċan means to argue as in "make an argument," i.e. to put forth a line of reasoning whether or not anyone disputes it. For the sense "debate, quarrel," flītan is used.
Conjugation
Conjugation of reċċan (weak class 1)
infinitive reċċan reċċenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular reċċe reahte, rehte
second person singular reċest reahtest, rehtest
third person singular reċeþ reahte, rehte
plural reċċaþ reahton, rehton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular reċċe reahte, rehte
plural reċċen reahten, rehten
imperative
singular reċe
plural reċċaþ
participle present past
reċċende (ġe)reaht, (ġe)reht
Derived terms
Descendants
  • English: retch, rack (rack one's brains)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *rōkijaną.

Verb

reċċan

  1. Alternative form of rēċan
Conjugation
Conjugation of reċċan (weak class 1)
infinitive reċċan reċċenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular reċċe rōhte
second person singular reċċest, recst rōhtest
third person singular reċċeþ, recþ rōhte
plural reċċaþ rōhton
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular reċċe rōhte
plural reċċen rōhten
imperative
singular reċċ
plural reċċaþ
participle present past
reċċende (ġe)rōht

See also
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