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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RECK, v.i. [L. rego. See Rack and Reckon.]
To care; to mind; to rate at much; as we say, to reckon much of; followed by of. Obs.
Thou's but a lazy loorde, and recks much of thy swinke.
I reck as little what betideth me, as much I wish all good befortune you.
Of night or loneliness it recks me not.
RECK, v.t. To heed; to regard; to care for.
This son of mine not recking danger.
[This verb is obsolete unless in poetry. We observe the primary sense and application in the phrase, "it recks me not," that is, it does not strain or distress me; it does not rack my mind. To reck danger is a derivative form of expression, and a deviation from the proper sense of the verb.]

Merriam Webster's

verb Etymology: Middle English, to take heed, from Old English reccan; akin to Old High German ruohhen to take heed Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. worry, care 2. archaic to be of account or interest ; matter transitive verb 1. archaic to care for ; regard 2. archaic to matter to ; concern

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. archaic or poet. (only in neg. or interrog.) 1 tr. (foll. by of) pay heed to; take account of; care about. 2 tr. pay heed to. 3 intr. (usu. with it as subject) be of importance (it recks little). Etymology: OE reccan, rel. to OHG ruohhen

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Reck Reck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recked(obs. imp. Roughte); p. pr. & vb. n. Recking.] [AS. reccan, r[=e]can, to care for; akin to OS. r[=o]kian, OHG. ruochan, G. geruhen, Icel. r[ae]kja, also to E. reckon, rake an implement. See Rake, and cf. Reckon.] 1. To make account of; to care for; to heed; to regard. [Archaic] This son of mine not recking danger. --Sir P. Sidney. And may you better reck the rede Than ever did the adviser. --Burns. 2. To concern; -- used impersonally. [Poetic] What recks it them? --Milton.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Reck Reck, v. i. To make account; to take heed; to care; to mind; -- often followed by of. [Archaic] Then reck I not, when I have lost my life. --Chaucer. I reck not though I end my life to-day. --Shak. Of me she recks not, nor my vain desire. --M. Arnold.