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Old English · verb

ahræcan

Normalised āhrǣċan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈxræː.t͡ʃɑn/
[ɑːˈr̥æː.t͡ʃɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈxræː · t͡ʃɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
aretchcough

Meaning

  1. to spit out, cough out

Conjugation

Conjugation of ahræcan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āhrǣċeāhrǣcte
2nd singular āhrǣċestāhrǣcstāhrǣctest
3rd singular āhrǣċeþāhrǣcþāhrǣcte
Plural āhrǣċaþāhrǣcton
Subjunctive
Singular āhrǣċeāhrǣcte
Plural āhrǣċenāhrǣcten
Non-finite forms of ahræcan
Form
Infinitive āhrǣċan
Inflected infinitive āhrǣċenne
Imperative singular āhrǣċ
Imperative plural āhrǣċaþ
Present participle āhrǣċende
Past participle āhrǣċed

All forms (16)

Etymology

From ā- + hrǣċan (“to spit”).

Descendants

aretch

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