sprecan
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[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
- 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