*rakō¹

Runic: ᚱᚨᚲᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈrɑ.kɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

direction, course, path, track

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (‘to straighten, direct’), probably equivalent in exact formation to the "argument" sense of Etymology 2.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.rakōrakôz
Acc.rakǭrakōz
Gen.rakōzrakǫ̂
Dat.rakōirakōmaz
Inst.rakōrakōmiz
Voc.rakōrakôz

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Descendants

  • racu (Old English)
    • rake, raike, rayke, reik (Middle English)
      • rake, rack (English)
      • rak, rack, raik (Scots)

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