reccan

== Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈret.t͡ʃɑn/ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *rakkjan. ==== Verb ==== reċċan to explain late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies to argue to narrate, tell to stretch out, extend to reach out to someone to rule, direct late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History ===== Usage notes ===== Reċċan means to argue as in "make an argument," i.e. to put forth a line of reasoning whether or not anyone disputes it. For the sense "debate, quarrel," flītan is used. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ġereċċan āreċċan oferreċċan ===== Related terms ===== racu ===== Descendants ===== English: retch, rack (rack one's brains) === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Germanic *rōkijaną. ==== Verb ==== reċċan alternative form of rēċan ===== Conjugation =====