recene
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈre.t͡ʃe.ne/
Etymology 1
From reċen (“quick”) + -e (“-ly”).
Alternative forms
Adverb
reċene
- quickly
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- Til biþ sē þe his trēowe ġehealdeþ, · ne sċeal nǣfre his torn tō ryċene
beorn of his brēostum ācȳþan, · nemþe hē ǣr þā bōte cunne,
eorl mid elne ġefremman. · Wel bið þām þe him āre sēċeð,
frōfre tō fæder on heofonum, · þǣr ūs eal sēo fæstnung stondeð.- Good is that keeps his belief, should not ever unfold his wrath,
fighter of his breasts, too quickly, unless before this help he would
know how to help out a man with strength. It's good for him who seeks
help from the Father in heavens, where this whole fastening stands for us.
- Good is that keeps his belief, should not ever unfold his wrath,
- straightway, at once
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “reċene”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Etymology 2
Adjective
reċene
- inflection of reċen:
- strong accusative feminine singular
- strong instrumental masculine/neuter singular
- strong nominative/accusative masculine/feminine plural
- weak nominative feminine/neuter singular
- weak accusative neuter singular