Meaning
3 senses(Midlands, Northern England, Scotland, intransitive)To walk; to roam, to wander.
(Midlands, Northern England, Scotland, intransitive)Of animals (especially sheep): to graze.
(Northern England, Scotland, transitive)To roam or wander through (somewhere).
Origin
From Middle English rake (“path”), from Old Norse rák (“trail”), from Proto-Germanic *rēkōFrom Middle English rake (“path”), from Old Norse rák (“trail”), from Proto-Germanic *rēkō, *raką, *rakō, *rakǭ (“file of tracks, line”), from Proto-Indo-European *(o)reg'-, *(o)reg'a- (“to straighten, direct”). Cognate with Icelandic rák (“streak, grazing”), Icelandic raka (“strip, series”), Norwegian røk (“grazing”), Norwegian rak (“wick”), Old English race, racu (“a run, riverbed”).
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Forms
raiks, raiking, raiked, raikedSynonyms
4 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle