Old English

Verb

reċċan

1. to stretch out, extend
2. to reach out to someone
3. to tell, narrate

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

(third-person sg present reċeþ, third-person sg preterite reahte, preterite plural reahton, past participle (ġe)reaht)

Descendants

• English: reche

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *rōkijaną. Cognate with Old Saxon rokjan, Old High German ruohhen, Old Norse rœkja.

Verb

rēccan

1. to care for
2. to look after
3. to take notice of, pay heed to

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

(class 1 weak: third-person sg present reċeþ, third-person sg preterite rōhte, preterite plural rōhton, past participle (ġe)rōht)

Descendants

• English: reck

See also

• ġereċċan