See also: Recken

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recken (third-person singular simple present reckens, present participle reckening, simple past and past participle reckened)

  1. Obsolete form of reckon.
    • c. 1522 (date written), Thomas More, “A Treatyce (Vnfynyshed) vppon These Wordes of Holye Scrypture, Memorare Nouissima, & Ineternum non Peccabis, Remember the Last Thynges, and Thou shalt Neuer Synne. []”, in Wyllyam Rastell [i.e., William Rastell], editor, The Workes of Sir Thomas More Knyght, [], London: [] Iohn Cawod, Iohn Waly, and Richarde Tottell, published 30 April 1557, →OCLC, book I, page 80, column 1:
      Now if ye felt your belly in ſuche caſe, that ye muſt be fayne al daye to tende it with warme clothes, oꝛ els ye were not able to abide the payne, would ye recken your belly ſicke oꝛ whole? I wene ye would recken your belly not in good quart.

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Etymology 1

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    From Middle High German recken, from Old High German recchen, from Proto-West Germanic *rakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *rakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃roǵéyeti.

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

    1. (reflexive) to stretch (one's muscles)
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    Etymology 2

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      From Bavarian reckn, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hrēkijaną (to clear one's throat), from Proto-Indo-European *kreg- (to caw, crow). Cognate with English retch, Icelandic hrækja (to hawk, spit), Limburgish räöke (to induce vomiting). Also related with Rachen (throat).

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

      1. (Austria, transitive, impersonal, colloquial) to retch, to gag
        Mich reckt es, wenn ich nur daran denke.I retch just thinking about it.
        Bei dem Kanalgeruch hat es jeden gereckt.The smell of that sewer made everyone gag.
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      • recken”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
      • recken” in Duden online

      Middle Dutch

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      Etymology

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      From Old Dutch *recken, from Proto-West Germanic *rakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *rakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃roǵéyeti.

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      recken

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

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      • Dutch: rekken
      • Limburgish: rèkke

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