spræc

Old English

Alternative forms

spǣċ

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sprēkijō (“speech, speaking, language”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /spræːtʃ/ or IPA^(key): /spræːk/

Noun

sprǣċ f (nominative plural sprǣċa or sprǣċe)

Declension

Declension of spræc (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sprǣċ	sprǣċa, sprǣċe
accusative	sprǣċe	sprǣċa, sprǣċe
genitive	sprǣċe	sprǣċa
dative	sprǣċe	sprǣċum

Derived terms

Related terms

sprecan

Descendants

Middle English: speche
- English: speech
- Scots: speche, speke, speich

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