recan
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recan (third-person singular simple present recans, present participle recanning, simple past and past participle recanned)
- (transitive) To can (place in a can) again or anew.
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Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *rōkijan, from Proto-Germanic *rōkijaną. Cognate with Old Saxon rōkian, Old High German ruohhen, Old Norse rǿkja (“to care, to pay heed to”).
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rēċan
- to care
- c. 996, Ælfric's Lives of Saints
- Hingwar sende þā sōna siþþan Ēadmunde cyninge bēotlīċ ǣrende: þæt hē ābūgan sċolde tō his manrǣdene ġif hē rōhte his fēores.
- After that, Ivar immediately sent a gloating message to King Edmund: that he should submit to serving Ivar if he valued his life.
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- Rēċan usually takes an object in the genitive: Mīn sunu rēcþ mæġdena ("My son cares about girls"), Rīċe menn ūre ne rēċaþ ("Rich people don't care about us").
- Verbs following rēċan are subjunctive in an indirect question: Wē ne rēċaþ hwæt menn seċġen ("We don't care what people say"), Hwæt rēcst þū hwæt ōðre menn wēnen? Þū wāst sōþ ("What do you care what other people think? You know the truth").
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of rēċan (weak class 1)
infinitive | rēċan | rēċenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | rēċe | rōhte |
second person singular | rēċest, rēcst | rōhtest |
third person singular | rēċeþ, rēcþ | rōhte |
plural | rēċaþ | rōhton |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | rēċe | rōhte |
plural | rēċen | rōhten |
imperative | ||
singular | rēċ | |
plural | rēċaþ | |
participle | present | past |
rēċende | (ġe)rōht |
Descendants edit
- English: reck
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *rekan, from Proto-Germanic *rekaną.
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recan
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of recan (strong class 5)
infinitive | recan | recenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | rece | ræc |
second person singular | ricst | rǣce |
third person singular | ricþ | ræc |
plural | recaþ | rǣcon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | rece | rǣce |
plural | recen | rǣcen |
imperative | ||
singular | rec | |
plural | recaþ | |
participle | present | past |
recende | (ġe)recen |
Descendants edit
- Middle English: reken