recken

See also: Recken

German

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɛkən/, [ˈʁɛkŋ]

Verb

recken (third-person singular simple present reckt, past tense reckte, past participle gereckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive, to stretch one's muscles) to stretch

Conjugation

Further reading


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *rekken, from Proto-Germanic *rakjaną.

Verb

recken

  1. to stretch, to reach out (of limbs)
  2. to stretch
  3. to govern, to control

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: rekken
  • Limburgish: rèkke

Further reading

  • recken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • recken (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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