eldertongue

Old English · noun

reccend

Normalised reċċend

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong nd-stem
IPA
/ˈret.t͡ʃend/
Syllables
ˈret · t͡ʃend (2 syllables)
Modern English
rulergovernor

Meaning

  1. ruler, governor

    Dēm lā, ealra ġesċeafta Reċċend...

    Judge, then, Ruler of all creation...

    10th Century, Vercelli Homily X

Declension

All forms (6)

Etymology

By surface analysis, reċċan (“to explain, make an argument”) + -end

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