sprecan
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Old Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *sprekan.
Verb
[edit]sprecan
- to speak
Inflection
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Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “sprekan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *sprekan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]sprecan
- to speak, talk
- The Dialogues of Solomon and Saturn
- Saga mē, hwylc man ǣrest wǣre wið hund sprecende?
- Tell me, who was the first man that spake with a dog?
- c. 890s, The Voyage of Ohthere and Wulfstan
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 4:27
- His leornungcneohtas wundrodon þæt hē wiþ wīf spræc, þēah heora nān ne cwæþ "Hwæt sēcst þū?" oþþe "Hwæt spricst þū wiþ hīe?"
- His disciples were amazed that he was talking to a woman, though none of them said "What are you looking for?" or "Why are you talking to her?"
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Paul the Apostle"
- Petrus āna spræc for ealne þone hēap.
- Peter by himself spoke for the whole group.
- The Dialogues of Solomon and Saturn
- to answer
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "De libro regum"
- Clypiað git hluddor uncuð þeah þe he slæpe þæt he huru aƿacnige and eoƿ ƿið spræce
- 'Cry ye yet louder, peradventure he sleepeth, that he may at least awaken and answer unto you.'
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "De libro regum"
Usage notes
[edit]Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of sprecan (strong class 5)
infinitive | sprecan | sprecenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | sprece | spræc |
second person singular | spricst | sprǣce |
third person singular | spricþ | spræc |
plural | sprecaþ | sprǣcon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | sprece | sprǣce |
plural | sprecen | sprǣcen |
imperative | ||
singular | sprec | |
plural | sprecaþ | |
participle | present | past |
sprecende | (ġe)sprecen |
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- ang:Talking
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