† rakenteie Obs.
Forms: α. 1 racentéah (-téaᵹ-), (h)rac(c)en-, racon-, 2 rachenteᵹe, 4 rakenteie. β. 1 racetéaᵹ-, 2–3 raketeie, -tehe, 3 -teȝe, 3–4 -teye, 4 -tiȝe, 5 rakketye. γ. 4 raketyne, 6 rakentyn.
[OE. racentéah, f. racente chain, rackan + téah, téaᵹ- tie n.]
A chain.
| c 950 Lindisf. Gosp. Mark v. 3 Ne hraccenteᵹum [Rushw. racent-, racont-]..æniᵹ monn hine mæhte ᵹebinda. 971 Blickl. Hom. 209 Glæsen fæt on seolfrenre racenteaᵹe ahangen. c 1000 Ags. Gosp. Mark v. 4 He..to slat þa raceteaᵹa [Hatton MS. raketeᵹen]. c 1154 O.E. Chron. an. 1137 In mani of þe castles wæron lof & grin, ðæt wæron rachenteᵹes [etc.]. a 1225 Juliana 46 A great raketehe þat heo wes mide ibunden. 1297 R. Glouc. (Rolls) 3001 An raketeie [v.rr. raketyne, raketiȝe] of hire in is hond he nom. c 1320 Sir Beues (A.) 1636 Now er þai ded, þe geilers tweie, & Beues liþ to þe rakenteie [MS. E. raketeye]. 1517 Nottingham Rec. III. 138 Unum par galefurcarum de ferro cum les rakentyns eisdem. |