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Old English · verb

sprecan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class V
IPA
/ˈspre.kɑn/
Syllables
ˈspre · kɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
speakspekspeykspiktalk

Meaning

  1. to speak, talk

    Saga mē, hwylc man ǣrest wǣre wið hund sprecende?

    Tell me, who was the first man who spoke with a dog?

    The Dialogues of Solomon and Saturn

Conjugation

Conjugation of sprecan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular sprecespræc
2nd singular spricstsprǣce
3rd singular spricþspræc
Plural sprecaþsprǣcon
Subjunctive
Singular sprecesprǣce
Plural sprecensprǣcen
Non-finite forms of sprecan
Form
Infinitive sprecan
Inflected infinitive sprecenne
Imperative singular sprec
Imperative plural sprecaþ
Present participle sprecende
Past participle sprecenġesprecen

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sprekan.

Descendants

speak, spek, speyk, spik

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