OriginFrom the verb rekke, from Old Norse rekja.
- feminine, masculinea row or line
“en lang rekke av” — a long list of, a long line of
- feminine, masculinea series
- feminine, masculinenumber
“en rekke år” — a number of years
- 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.” — When we run to catch the bus, we use the same muscles and tendons as when we run competing in a 60-metre race.
- to have time (to do something)
- 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)
- to loosen, unravel
Formsrekka(definite, singular) · rekken(definite, singular) · rekker(indefinite, plural) · rekkene(definite, plural) · rekk(imperative) · rekker(present) · rekkes(passive) · rakk(past) · rukket(participle, past) · rekkende(participle, present) · rakte(past) · rakt(participle, past) · rekket(past) · rekkte(past) · rekte(past) · rekket(participle, past) · rekkt(participle, past) · rekt(participle, past)