reka V “pursue, drive”

“avenge”

highly frequent

transitive/impersonal transitive (acc/gen of offense)

active voice
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek rek 1pl vér rekum 1sg ek reka 1pl vér rekim
2sg þú rekr 2pl þér rekið 2sg þú rekir 2pl þér rekið
3sg hon rekr 3pl þau reka 3sg hon reki 3pl þau reki
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek rak 1pl vér rákum 1sg ek ræka 1pl vér rækim
2sg þú rakt 2pl þér rákuð 2sg þú rækir 2pl þér rækið
3sg hon rak 3pl þau ráku 3sg hon ræki 3pl þau ræki
preterite infinitive ráku
past participle f. rekin m. rekinn n. rekit
imperative 2sg rek 1pl rekum 2pl rekið
middle voice: rekask “roam”
present indicative present subjunctive
1sg ek rekumk 1pl vér rekumk 1sg ek rekumk 1pl vér rekimk
2sg þú reksk 2pl þér rekizk 2sg þú rekisk 2pl þér rekizk
3sg hon reksk 3pl þau rekask 3sg hon rekisk 3pl þau rekisk
preterite indicative preterite subjunctive
1sg ek rákumk 1pl vér rákumk 1sg ek rækumk 1pl vér rækimk
2sg þú rakzk 2pl þér rákuzk 2sg þú rækisk 2pl þér rækizk
3sg hon raksk 3pl þau rákusk 3sg hon rækisk 3pl þau rækisk
past participle n. rekizk
imperative 2sg reksk 1pl rekumk 2pl rekizk

PG *wrekaną, OE wrecan V, ME wrēken, weak MnE wreak, partly weak Dutch wreken, German rächen “avenge,” Latin urgēre “push, drive.” Cf. rækja 1 “drive away.” Earlier form vreka.

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