reccan

Old English

verb
Definitions
  • to stretch out, extend
  • to reach out to someone
  • to tell, narrate
  • to explain

Etymology

Inherited from *rakkjan (straighten) inherited from Proto-Germanic *rakjaną (stretch, straighten) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₃roǵéyeti.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃roǵéyeti

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