hrace

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hrakō, from Proto-Indo-European *kreg- (“to caw, crow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxrɑ.ke/, [ˈr̥ɑ.ke]

Noun

hrace f

  1. (anatomy) throat, gullet
  2. (anatomy) the jaws, maw
  3. (geology) gorge; a narrow outlet at the upper end of a valley

Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

singular plural
nominative hrace hracan
accusative hracan hracan
genitive hracan hracena
dative hracan hracum

Descendants

  • Middle English: rake
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