spræc
Old English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *sprāki, variant of *sprāku. Cognate with Old Frisian sprēke; the ō-stem variant led to Old Saxon sprāka and Old High German sprāhha.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sprǣċ f
- speech
- Biþ mīn sprǣċ gōd? ― Is my speech good?
- language
- conversation, conference, discussion
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
- Đyssum tidum Ongolcyningas þā æðelestan Ōswēo Norðanhymbra cyning ⁊ Eċġberht Contwarena cyning hæfdon betweoh him sprǣċe ⁊ ġeþēahte, hwæt tō donne wǣre bī þǣm stealle Ongolcynnes ċiriċan .
- At this time the most noble English kings, Oswiu of Northumbria and Ecgberht of Kent, held a discussion and conference between them about what was to be done about the state of the English church.
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Declension
[edit]Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sprǣċ | sprǣċa, sprǣċe |
| accusative | sprǣċe | sprǣċa, sprǣċe |
| genitive | sprǣċe | sprǣċa |
| dative | sprǣċe | sprǣċum |