racente

Old English

Alternative forms

• racete

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rakantā, from Proto-Germanic *rakantǭ (“fetter, bond”), from Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- (“to bind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑ.ken.te/

Noun

racente f (nominative plural racentan)

1. chain, fetter

Declension

Declension of racente (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	racente	racentan
accusative	racentan	racentan
genitive	racentan	racentena
dative	racentan	racentum

Related terms

• racca

Descendants

• Middle English: rakente, racand, rakand, rakynt, rekand, rekanth, rekenth, recawnt (conflated with Old Norse rekendr, rekendi)
  • English: rackan, racon, rackin, racken, reckan, recon, reckin, reckon