rekke.
a row or line
Meaning & usage
a row or line
a series
number
Where this word comes from
From the verb rekke, from Old Norse rekja.
to extend, give, hold out (e.g. hand)
to stretch, reach (e.g. a shelf), stick out (one's tongue)
to give, hand (something to someone)
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse rekja, with meaning conflated and partly merged with Etymology 2.
to reach, extend
to catch (train, bus)
Når vi løper for å rekke bussen, bruker vi de samme musklene og de samme senene som når vi løper for å konkurrere på en 60-meter.
to have time (to do something)
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse hrøkkva.
to loosen, unravel
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse rekja.
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