wiþsprecan
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *wiþisprekan, equivalent to wiþ- + sprecan. Compare Old Frisian withspreka, Old High German widarsprehhan.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
wiþsprecan
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of wiþsprecan (strong class 5)
| infinitive | wiþsprecan | wiþsprecenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | wiþsprece | wiþspræc |
| second person singular | wiþspricst | wiþsprǣce |
| third person singular | wiþspricþ | wiþspræc |
| plural | wiþsprecaþ | wiþsprǣcon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | wiþsprece | wiþsprǣce |
| plural | wiþsprecen | wiþsprǣcen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | wiþsprec | |
| plural | wiþsprecaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| wiþsprecende | wiþsprecen | |
Descendants[edit]
- Middle English: withspeken
- English: withspeak
Further reading[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “wiþ-sprecan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.