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Old English · verb

hræcan

Normalised hrǣċan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈxræː.t͡ʃɑn/
[ˈr̥æː.t͡ʃɑn]
Syllables
ˈxræː · t͡ʃɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
retch

Meaning

  1. to clear the throat, hawk

  2. to spit

  3. to spit blood

Conjugation

Conjugation of hræcan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hrǣċehrǣhte
2nd singular hrǣċesthrǣcsthrǣhtest
3rd singular hrǣċeþhrǣcþhrǣhte
Plural hrǣċaþhrǣhton
Subjunctive
Singular hrǣċehrǣhte
Plural hrǣċenhrǣhten
Non-finite forms of hræcan
Form
Infinitive hrǣċan
Inflected infinitive hrǣċenne
Imperative singular hrǣċ
Imperative plural hrǣċaþ
Present participle hrǣċende
Past participle hrǣhtġehrǣht

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hrākijan, from Proto-Germanic *hrēkijaną.

Descendants

retch

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