From Middle High German rëche , from Old High German rëhho , rëcho . Cognate with Middle Dutch rake , Old Norse reka ( “ rake ” ) , Old English racu , Dutch reek ( “ rake ” ) , English rake , Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 ( rikan , “ to heap up, collect ” ) . From Proto-Germanic * rakō , * rekô ( “ rake ” ) .
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1888; pinned HTML transcription updated October 28, 2024- RechenMiddle English · word_rechen_vb_1
Rechen, v. to care, reck, S, HD; reke, H; recche, S, HD, S2, C2; rekke, HD, C2; rekþ, pr. s., S; reches, S2; roȝte, pt. s., S; roughte, C2; roght, H; rohten, pl., S; roucht, pt. s., subj., S2.—AS. récan: OS. rókian; also
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Rechen, v. to explain, S; ræcchen, to relate, S; rechede, pt. s., S.—AS. reccan: OS. rekkian: OHG. rachjan, in Otfrid rachón.
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Rechen, v. to reach, attain, SkD, PP; rauhte, pt. s., PP, S2; rauȝte, PP; raghte, PP; raughte, C2; raught, S3; raght, pp., S2.—AS. rǽcan (BT), also rǽcean, to get into one’s power, pt. s. rǽhte, see Sievers, 407.
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