Old English · verb
gereccan
Normalised ġereċċan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /jeˈret.t͡ʃɑn/
- Syllables
- je · ˈret · t͡ʃɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- relatenarrateexplaininterpretcontrol
gereccan1 · verb
Senses
-
to explain, relate, put forth
Sċortlīċe iċ hæbbe nū ġesǣd ymb þā þrīe dǣlas ealles þises middanġeardes; ac iċ wille nū, swā iċ ǣr gehēt, þāra þrēora landrīċa ġemǣre ġereċċan...
I have now spoken about all three of this world's continents in brief; but I will now, as I promised before, relate the borders of the three continents...
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans -
to interpret
Hiericho is ġereht and gehāten 'mona'.
Jericho is interpreted and called moon."
c. 992, Ælfric, "SHROVE SUNDAY" -
to narrate, tell
-
to stretch out, extend
-
to reach out to someone
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġereċċe | ġereahteġerehte |
| 2nd singular | ġereċest | ġereahtestġerehtest |
| 3rd singular | ġereċeþ | ġereahteġerehte |
| Plural | ġereċċaþ | ġereahtonġerehton |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġereċċe | ġereahteġerehte |
| Plural | ġereċċen | ġereahtenġerehten |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġereċċan |
| Inflected infinitive | ġereċċenne |
| Imperative singular | ġereċe |
| Imperative plural | ġereċċaþ |
| Present participle | ġereċċende |
| Past participle | ġereahtġereht |
gereccan2 · verb
Senses
-
to control, rule
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġereċċe | ġereahteġerehte |
| 2nd singular | ġereċest | ġereahtestġerehtest |
| 3rd singular | ġereċeþ | ġereahteġerehte |
| Plural | ġereċċaþ | ġereahtonġerehton |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġereċċe | ġereahteġerehte |
| Plural | ġereċċen | ġereahtenġerehten |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġereċċan |
| Inflected infinitive | ġereċċenne |
| Imperative singular | ġereċe |
| Imperative plural | ġereċċaþ |
| Present participle | ġereċċende |
| Past participle | ġereahtġereht |
All forms (19)
Etymology
From ġe- + reċċan.
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