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Old English · verb

ræcan

Normalised rǣċan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈræː.t͡ʃɑn/
Syllables
ˈræː · t͡ʃɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
reachattain

Meaning

  1. to reach, attain

Conjugation

Conjugation of ræcan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular rǣċerǣhterāhte
2nd singular rǣċestrǣcstrǣhtestrāhtest
3rd singular rǣċeþrǣcþrǣhterāhte
Plural rǣċaþrǣhtonrāhton
Subjunctive
Singular rǣċerǣhterāhte
Plural rǣċenrǣhtenrāhten
Non-finite forms of ræcan
Form
Infinitive rǣċan
Inflected infinitive rǣċenne
Imperative singular rǣċ
Imperative plural rǣċaþ
Present participle rǣċende
Past participle rǣhtġerǣht

All forms (21)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *raikijan, from Proto-Germanic *raikijaną. Cognate with Old Frisian reka, Middle Dutch reiken, Old High German reichen.

Descendants

reach

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