"astreccan" meaning in Old English

See astreccan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɑːˈstret.t͡ʃɑn/
Etymology: By surface analysis, ā- + streċċan Etymology templates: {{surf|ang|ā-|streċċan}} By surface analysis, ā- + streċċan Head templates: {{ang-verb|head=āstreċċan}} āstreċċan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|āstreċċan<w1a/papp:āstreaht,āstreht>}} Forms: āstreċċan [canonical], weak [table-tags], āstreċċan [infinitive], āstreċċenne [infinitive], āstreċċe [first-person, present, singular], āstreahte [first-person, past, singular], āstrehte [first-person, past, singular], āstreċest [present, second-person, singular], āstreahtest [past, second-person, singular], āstrehtest [past, second-person, singular], āstreċeþ [present, singular, third-person], āstreahte [past, singular, third-person], āstrehte [past, singular, third-person], āstreċċaþ [plural, present], āstreahton [past, plural], āstrehton [past, plural], āstreċċe [present, singular], āstreahte [past, singular], āstrehte [past, singular], āstreċċen [plural, present], āstreahten [past, plural], āstrehten [past, plural], āstreċe [imperative, past, present, singular], āstreċċaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], āstreċċende [imperative, present], āstreaht [imperative, past], āstreht [imperative, past]
  1. to stretch out, extend
    Sense id: en-astreccan-ang-verb-orrpiQmf Categories (other): Old English terms prefixed with a-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with a-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
  2. to prostrate, bow down
    Sense id: en-astreccan-ang-verb-HvF-lq-S Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with a-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with a-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
     
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