Participles
| Present | reċċende |
| Past | (ġe)reaht; (ġe)reht; (ġe)rōht |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | reċċe |
| 2nd sing. | reċest; reċċest; recst |
| 3rd sing. | reċeþ; reċċeþ; recþ |
| 1st plur. | reċċaþ |
| 2nd plur. | reċċaþ |
| 3rd plur. | reċċaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | reahte; rehte; rōhte |
| 2nd sing. | reahtest; rehtest; rōhtest |
| 3rd sing. | reahte; rehte; rōhte |
| 1st plur. | reahton; rehton; rōhton |
| 2nd plur. | reahton; rehton; rōhton |
| 3rd plur. | reahton; rehton; rōhton |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | reċċe |
| 2nd sing. | reċċe |
| 3rd sing. | reċċe |
| 1st plur. | reċċen |
| 2nd plur. | reċċen |
| 3rd plur. | reċċen |
Past
| 1st sing. | reahte; rehte; rōhte |
| 2nd sing. | reahte; rehte; rōhte |
| 3rd sing. | reahte; rehte; rōhte |
| 1st plur. | reahten; rehten; rōhten |
| 2nd plur. | reahten; rehten; rōhten |
| 3rd plur. | reahten; rehten; rōhten |
Imperative
| Singular | reċe; reċċ |
| Plural | reċċaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'reccan'
reccan,
Verbs similar to 'reccan'
dreccan,
feccan,
leccan,
recan,
reocan,
weccan,
wreccan,
þeccan,
aweccan,
awreccan,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *rakkjan.
Sample Sentences
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late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
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Swīðe endebyrdlīce þū hyt recst. (You explain it in a very orderly fashion.)
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late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
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Đās cāseres rīċes ðȳ tēoðan ġēare Gregorius sē hālga wer, sē was on lāre ⁊ on dǣde sē hēhsta, feng tō bisċophāde þǣre Rōmanisċan ċyriċan ⁊ þǣs apostolīċan seðles: ⁊ þæt heold ⁊ reahte þrēottēno ġēr ⁊ syx mōnað ⁊ tȳn dagas. (In the tenth year of this emperor's reign, the holy man Gregorius, who was the greatest in learning and in deeds, rose to the bishophood of the Roman church and the apostolic see; and he held and directed that office for thirteen years, six months, and ten days.)
Cognates
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