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raik

noun
/ɹeɪk/US

Etymology

From 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”).

  1. derived from *(o)reg'-✻
  2. derived from *rēkō✻
  3. derived from rák — “trail”
  4. inherited from rake — “path”

Definitions

  1. A walk, or a journey taken (especially on foot)

    A walk, or a journey taken (especially on foot); the act of taking a walk or journey.

  2. The movement of animals while grazing.

  3. The pastureland over which animals graze

    The pastureland over which animals graze; a range, a stray.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. A journey to transport something between two places

      A journey to transport something between two places; a run; also, the quantity of items so transported.

    2. To walk

      To walk; to roam, to wander.

    3. Of animals (especially sheep)

      Of animals (especially sheep): to graze.

    4. To roam or wander through (somewhere).

    5. Alternative spelling of rake (“rate of progress

      Alternative spelling of rake (“rate of progress; pace, speed”).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA