eldertongue

Old English · adjective

gespræce

Normalised ġesprǣċe

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/jeˈspræː.t͡ʃe/
Syllables
je · ˈspræː · t͡ʃe (3 syllables)
Modern English
affableeloquentspeechdiscourseconversation

gespræce2 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. speech, discourse, conversation

  2. advice

Declension · strong ja-stem

Declension of gespræce
SingularPlural
Nominative ġesprǣċeġesprǣċu
Accusative ġesprǣċeġesprǣċu
Genitive ġesprǣċesġesprǣċa
Dative ġesprǣċeġesprǣċum

gespræce3 · verb · inflected form

Senses

  1. inflection of ġesprecan:; second-person singular preterite indicative

  2. inflection of ġesprecan:; singular preterite subjunctive

  3. Inflected form of ġesprecan

All forms (11)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gasprākī. Cognate with Old High German gisprāhhi.

From Proto-West Germanic *gasprākī (*ga- + *sprākī). Cognate with Old High German gisprāchi.

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