recan
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹi.kæn/
Verb
recan (third-person singular simple present recans, present participle recanning, simple past and past participle recanned)
- (transitive) To can (package in a can) again or anew.
Anagrams
- Crane, caren, Crean, Caren, rance, Carne, ancré, Rance, nacre, Nérac, crane, nacré, Cerna, caner, crena
Old English
Etymology 1
The spelling of this entry has been normalized from reċċan according to the principles established by Wiktionary's editor community or recent spelling standards of the language.
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”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreː.t͡ʃɑn/
Verb
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.
Usage notes
- 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").
- The present tense and infinitive stem of this verb appears to have merged with that of reċċan before the written period, with gemination of the coda resulting in shortening (and unrounding of the vowel, even in Anglian). The cause of this gemination is unexplained; compare lǣċan, but also sēċan[2]
Conjugation
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
- English: reck
Etymology 2
From Proto-West Germanic *rekan, from Proto-Germanic *rekaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈre.kɑn/
Verb
recan
Conjugation
Conjugation of recan (strong, class V)
infinitive | recan | recenne |
---|---|---|
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
- Middle English: reken