recan

English

Etymology

re- +‎ can

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹi.kæn/

Verb

1. (transitive) To can (place in a can) again or anew.

Anagrams

• Caren, Cerna, Crane, Rance, caner, caren, crane, crena, nacre, nacré, rance

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Old English

Alternative forms

• reċċan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rōkijaną. Cognate with Old Saxon rōkian, Old High German ruohhen, Old Norse rœkja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreː.t͡ʃɑn/

Verb

rēċan

1. to care
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Letter to Sigeweard"

     Þis man mæġ rǣdan, sē þe his rēcþ tō ġehīerenne, on þǣre Englisċan bēċ þe iċ āwende be þissum.

     People can read about this, if they care to hear it, in the book on this topic that I translated into English.

Conjugation

Conjugation of rēċan (weak class 1)

infinitive	rēċan	rēċenne
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

Usage notes

• Rēċan usually takes an object in the genitive: Mīn sunu swīðe rēcþ nīetena ("My son really cares about animals"), rīċe menn ne rēċaþ ūre ("rich people don't care about us").

• Verbs following rēċan are normally subjunctive: Wē ne rēċaþ hwæt menn seċġen ("We don't care what people say"), hwæt rēcst þū hwæt ōðre menn wēnen? ("what do you care what other people think?").

Descendants

• English: reck