sprecan

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Contents 1 Old English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Conjugation 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Descendants

[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

West Proto-Germanic *sprekanan. Cognate with Old Frisian spreka (West Frisian sprekke), Old Saxon sprekan (Dutch spreken), Old High German sprehhan (German sprechen). Related to gesprecan, Old High German gisprāchi, and German Gespräch.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsprekɑn/

[edit] Verb

sprecan

1. to speak

[edit] Conjugation

Class V strong
present	singular	plural
1st person	sprece	sprecaþ
2nd person	spricst
3rd person	spricþ
subjunctive	sprece	sprecen
preterite	singular	plural
1st person	spræc	sprǣcon
2nd person	sprǣce
3rd person	spræc
subjunctive	sprǣce	sprǣcen
imperative	singular	plural
	sprec	sprecaþ
participle	present	past
	sprecende	(ġe)sprecen

[edit] Synonyms

• spēcan (later form)

[edit] Descendants

• English: speak