reccan

reccan
irreg wv/t1b 3rd pres receð past reahte ptp gereaht 1. to stretch, extend, go; 2. to hold out to another, extend, to give; 3. to stretch one's steps, to tend, to go, stray; 4. to unfold a tale, to narrate, recite, tell, say; 4a. to quote, to cite an instance; 5. 1 to unfold the meaning of anything, to instruct, explain, interpret, expound; hér began se déofol tó reccenne háige gewritu and hé léah mid þǽre race here the devil began to expound holy writ, and he was false in his exposition; 6. to unravel a difficult case, give a solution of a difficult question; 7. to rule, direct, guide; 7a. to correct, reprove; 8. ge\reccan to wield (authority), give judgment, decide, direct, control; 9. ge\reccan prove; 10. ge\reccan count, reckon

Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

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