spræcleas

Old English

Alternative forms

• spǣċlēas

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sprēkijalausaz, equivalent to sprǣċ +‎ -lēas. Cognate with Old High German sprāhhalōs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspræːt͡ʃˌlæ͜ɑːs/

Adjective

sprǣċlēas

1. speechless, without the power of speech

Declension

Declension of sprǣċlēas — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sprǣċlēas	sprǣċlēas	sprǣċlēas
Accusative	sprǣċlēasne	sprǣċlēase	sprǣċlēas
Genitive	sprǣċlēases	sprǣċlēasre	sprǣċlēases
Dative	sprǣċlēasum	sprǣċlēasre	sprǣċlēasum
Instrumental	sprǣċlēase	sprǣċlēasre	sprǣċlēase
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sprǣċlēase	sprǣċlēasa, sprǣċlēase	sprǣċlēas
Accusative	sprǣċlēase	sprǣċlēasa, sprǣċlēase	sprǣċlēas
Genitive	sprǣċlēasra	sprǣċlēasra	sprǣċlēasra
Dative	sprǣċlēasum	sprǣċlēasum	sprǣċlēasum
Instrumental	sprǣċlēasum	sprǣċlēasum	sprǣċlēasum

Declension of sprǣċlēas — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sprǣċlēasa	sprǣċlēase	sprǣċlēase
Accusative	sprǣċlēasan	sprǣċlēasan	sprǣċlēase
Genitive	sprǣċlēasan	sprǣċlēasan	sprǣċlēasan
Dative	sprǣċlēasan	sprǣċlēasan	sprǣċlēasan
Instrumental	sprǣċlēasan	sprǣċlēasan	sprǣċlēasan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sprǣċlēasan	sprǣċlēasan	sprǣċlēasan
Accusative	sprǣċlēasan	sprǣċlēasan	sprǣċlēasan
Genitive	sprǣċlēasra, sprǣċlēasena	sprǣċlēasra, sprǣċlēasena	sprǣċlēasra, sprǣċlēasena
Dative	sprǣċlēasum	sprǣċlēasum	sprǣċlēasum
Instrumental	sprǣċlēasum	sprǣċlēasum	sprǣċlēasum

Synonyms

• ǣtynge
• cwidelēas

Descendants

• Middle English: specheles
  • English: speechless

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “sprǽcleás”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.