racente

Old English

Alternative forms

racete

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rakantā, from Proto-Germanic *rakantǭ (“fetter, bond”), from Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- (“to bind”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɑ.ken.te/

Noun

racente f (nominative plural racentan)

chain, fetter

Declension

Declension of racente (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	racente	racentan
accusative	racentan	racentan
genitive	racentan	racentena
dative	racentan	racentum

Related terms

racca

Descendants

Middle English: rakente, racand, rakand, rakynt, rekand, rekanth, rekenth, recawnt (conflated with Old Norse rekendr, rekendi)
- English: rackan, racon, rackin, racken, reckan, recon, reckin, reckon

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