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Old English · verb

racian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈrɑ.ki.ɑn/
Syllables
ˈrɑ · ki · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
direct

Meaning

  1. to rule, to direct

  2. to take a course of action

Conjugation

Conjugation of racian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular raciġeracode
2nd singular racastracodest
3rd singular racaþracode
Plural raciaþracodon
Subjunctive
Singular raciġeracode
Plural raciġenracoden
Non-finite forms of racian
Form
Infinitive racian
Inflected infinitive racienne
Imperative singular raca
Imperative plural raciaþ
Present participle raciende
Past participle racodġeracod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rakōn (“to choose a direction; run”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“straight; right; direct; line”).

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