recken

See also: Recken

German

Etymology

From Old High German recchen, from Proto-Germanic *rakjaną.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɛkən/, [ˈʁɛkŋ]

Verb

recken (third-person singular simple present reckt, past tense reckte, past participle gereckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive, to stretch one's muscles, sich recken) to stretch

Conjugation

Further reading


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *rekken, from Proto-Germanic *rakjaną.

Verb

recken

  1. to stretch, to reach out (of limbs)
  2. to stretch
  3. to govern, to control

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: rekken
  • Limburgish: rèkke

Further reading

  • recken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • recken (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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