rakne

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse rakna, a variant of reikna, from Middle Low German [Term?].

Verb

rakne (imperative rakn or rakne, present tense rakner, passive raknes, simple past and past participle rakna or raknet, present participle raknende)

1. to fray, unravel
   • Kabalen er i ferd med å raknes.
     • The cabal is about to unravel.

Derived terms

• rakne i sømmene

References

• “rakne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.