wiþsprecan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wiþisprekan, equivalent to wiþ- +‎ sprecan. Compare Old Frisian withspreka, Old High German widarsprehhan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wiθˈspre.kɑn/

Verb

wiþsprecan

1. to speak against, revile, withsay

Conjugation

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

• Middle English: withspeken
  • English: withspeak

Further reading

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