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hrǽcan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
hrǽcan, p. hrǽhte
To clear the throat, hawk, spit
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  • Ic hrǽce oððe ic spǽte

    screo,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 26, 6
    • ;
    • Som. 29, 17.
  • Hrǽce hió him on ðæt nebb foran

    huic in faciem mulier expuat,

    • Past. 5, 2
    • ;
    • Swt. 43, 15.
  • Gif hwá blód swíðe hrǽce

    if any one spit much blood,

    • Herb. 40, 2
    • ;
    • Lchdm. i.142, 1
    • .
  • Wið ðæt man hefelíce hrǽce

    for difficulty in clearing the throat in cases of cold,

    • 46, 1
    • ;
    • Lchdm. i. 148, 12, 15.
Etymology
[
Icel. hrækja to hawk, spit
:
cf. O. H. Ger. rachison screare.
]
Similar entries
v. hráca.
Linked entries
v.  hráca hráca.
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