hrace

Old English

Alternative forms

• hræce, hræcæ, hreace, hraece, hraecae
• hræċe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hrakō, from Proto-Indo-European *kreg- (“to caw, crow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxrɑ.ke/, [ˈr̥ɑ.ke]

Noun

hrace f

1. (anatomy) throat, gullet
2. (anatomy) the jaws, maw
3. (geology) gorge; a narrow outlet at the upper end of a valley

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	hrace	hracan
accusative	hracan	hracan
genitive	hracan	hracena
dative	hracan	hracum

Related terms

• hraca
• hracu

Descendants

• Middle English: rake