Racsan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Racsan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: raxan Related words:

Definitions

1 racsan

to stretch one's self after sleep :-- Swá hé of hefegum slǽpe raxende áwóce, Guthl. 12; Gdwin. 60, 6. [Cf. Après dormer il co espreche raskyt hym, Wrt. Voc. i. 152, 25. He (sloth) his brest knocked and roxed (raxed, MS. W.: roskid, MS. B.) and rored, Piers P. 5, 398. Scott. rax to stretch the limbs.] racsan

Runic Inscription

ᚱᚪᚳᛋᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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