Etymology

raught

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Middle English raughte ← Old English rāhte
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raught · verb1

  1. Old English · inherited fromrāhte
  2. Middle English · inherited fromraughte
  3. English todayraught

From Middle English raughte, raghte, from Old English rāhte, a past tense form of rǣċan (“to reach”) (compare taught and teach).

raught · verb2

  1. Old English · inherited fromreahte
  2. Middle English · inherited fromroughte
  3. English todayraught

From Middle English roughte, rought, from Old English reahte, first and third person singular preterite of reccan (“to stretch, extend, go”). More at reck.

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