Modern English → Old English
Old English word for speak
10 headwords match “speak”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The 10 strongest follow; sprecan ranks first.
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speak — to speak, talk
- appears in the definition
- listed as an English descendant
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative sprece first-person singular past indicative spræc second-person singular present indicative spricst second-person singular past indicative sprǣce third-person singular present indicative spricþ third-person singular past indicative spræc -
speak — to speak
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative mǣle first-person singular past indicative mǣlde second-person singular present indicative mǣlest, mǣlst second-person singular past indicative mǣldest third-person singular present indicative mǣleþ, mǣlþ third-person singular past indicative mǣlde -
speak — to speak
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative mæþle first-person singular past indicative mæþlde, mæþlede second-person singular present indicative mæþlest second-person singular past indicative mæþldest, mæþledest third-person singular present indicative mæþleþ third-person singular past indicative mæþlde, mæþlede -
speak — to speak
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative ġecweþe first-person singular past indicative ġecwæþ second-person singular present indicative ġecwist second-person singular past indicative ġecwǣde third-person singular present indicative ġecwiþþ, ġecwiþ third-person singular past indicative ġecwæþ -
speak — to speak indistinctly
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative āhwistliġe first-person singular past indicative āhwistlode second-person singular present indicative āhwistlast second-person singular past indicative āhwistlodest third-person singular present indicative āhwistlaþ third-person singular past indicative āhwistlode -
speak — mute, dumb (unable to speak)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary strong nominative singular masculine dumb strong nominative singular feminine dumb strong nominative singular neuter dumb strong accusative singular masculine dumbne strong accusative singular feminine dumbe strong accusative singular neuter dumb -
speak — muteness, dumbness (inability to speak)
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
Paradigm summary nominative singular dumbnes genitive singular dumbnesse dative singular dumbnesse accusative singular dumbnesse nominative plural dumbnessa, dumbnesse genitive plural dumbnessa -
speak — to address, accost, speak to
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative nǣge first-person singular past indicative nǣgde second-person singular present indicative nǣgest, nǣgst second-person singular past indicative nǣgdest third-person singular present indicative nǣgeþ, nǣgþ third-person singular past indicative nǣgde -
speak — to speak or moan in grief, mourn, lament
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative cwīþe first-person singular past indicative cwīþde second-person singular present indicative cwīþest, cwīst second-person singular past indicative cwīþdest third-person singular present indicative cwīþeþ, cwīþþ, cwīþ third-person singular past indicative cwīþde -
speak — to talk or speak foolishly; to waffle
- appears in the definition
- has a full inflection table
- verb: derivation noise is possible
Paradigm summary first-person singular present indicative wæfliġe first-person singular past indicative wæflode second-person singular present indicative wæflast second-person singular past indicative wæflodest third-person singular present indicative wæflaþ third-person singular past indicative wæflode
How this ranking works
Scores are computed once, when the site is built, from the Wiktionary data. Every headword whose definitions mention “speak” gets the points below; the candidates are then sorted by total. The score is shown on each entry above so the order can be checked rather than trusted.
| The English word opens the headword's definition | +10 |
| It appears later in the first definition | +6 |
| It appears in any definition | +3 |
| It is in the headword's links | +2 |
| It is listed as an English descendant (etymological evidence) | +9 |
| The headword has an inflection table | +3 |
| Part of speech is a proper noun | −5 |
| Part of speech is a verb (-ian derivations are noisy) | −3 |
| The headword is an alternative form | −6 |
| The first definition is longer than three words | −2 |
A candidate has to be a real headword with its own entry: inflected forms and grammatical terminology (genitive, nominative, preterite, …) never appear here.
Not one of these?
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