recan
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹi.kæn/
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *rōkijaną. Cognate with Old Saxon rokjan, Old High German ruohhen, Old Norse rœkja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreːt͡ʃɑn/, [ˈreːt͡ʃɑn]
Verb
rēċan
- to care
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Letter to Sigeweard"
- Þis man mæġ rǣdan, sē þe his rēcþ tō ġehīerenne, on þǣre Englisċan bēċ þe iċ āwende be þissum.
- People can read about this, if they care to hear it, in the book about this that I translated into English.
- Þis man mæġ rǣdan, sē þe his rēcþ tō ġehīerenne, on þǣre Englisċan bēċ þe iċ āwende be þissum.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Letter to Sigeweard"
Usage notes
- Rēċan usually takes an object in the genitive: Mīn sunu swīðe rēcþ nīetena ("My son really cares about animals"), rīċe menn ne rēċaþ ūre ("rich people don't care about us").
- Verbs following rēċan are normally subjunctive: Wē ne rēċaþ hwæt menn seċġen ("We don't care what people say"), hwæt rēcst þū hwæt ōðre menn wēnen? ("what do you care what other people think?").
Conjugation
Conjugation of rēċan (weak class 1)
infinitive | rēċan | tō rēċenne |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | rēċe | rōhte |
2nd-person singular | rēcst | rōhtest |
3rd-person singular | rēcþ | rōhte |
plural | rēċaþ | rōhton |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | rēċe | rōhte |
plural | rēċen | rōhten |
imperative | ||
singular | rēċ | |
plural | rēċaþ | |
participle | present | past |
rēċende | (ġe)rōht |
Descendants
- English: reck
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.