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Noun [Old English]

IPA: /ˈspæ͜ɑr.kɑ/, [ˈspæ͜ɑrˠ.kɑ]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *sparkō, from Proto-Germanic *sprakô. Etymology templates: {{etymon|ang|:inh|gmw-pro:*sparkō}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "spearca", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" }" data-lang="ang" data-title="spearca">, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*sparkō}} Proto-West Germanic *sparkō, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*sprakô}} Proto-Germanic *sprakô Head templates: {{ang-noun|m}} spearca m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-m|spearc}}, {{ang-decl-noun|spearca|spearcan|spearcan|spearcan|spearcan|spearcena|spearcan|spearcum|num=|title=|type=weak}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], spearca [nominative, singular], spearcan [nominative, plural], spearcan [accusative, singular], spearcan [accusative, plural], spearcan [genitive, singular], spearcena [genitive, plural], spearcan [dative, singular], spearcum [dative, plural], spærca [alternative]
  1. (literal or figurative) a spark Tags: masculine Synonyms: *funca, fȳrgnāst, *gnāst, ysel, ysle Derived forms: fȳrspearca, spearcian, ⇒ Old English: forspierċan, spierċan
    Sense id: en-spearca-ang-noun-jv-D9AcJ

Verb [Old English]

IPA: /ˈspæ͜ɑr.kɑ/, [ˈspæ͜ɑrˠ.kɑ] Forms: spærca [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *sparkō, from Proto-Germanic *sprakô. Etymology templates: {{etymon|ang|:inh|gmw-pro:*sparkō}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "spearca", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" }" data-lang="ang" data-title="spearca">, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*sparkō}} Proto-West Germanic *sparkō, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*sprakô}} Proto-Germanic *sprakô Head templates: {{head|ang|verb form}} spearca
  1. second-person singular imperative of spearcian Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: spearcian
    Sense id: en-spearca-ang-verb-3nIUztW3 Categories (other): Old English entries referencing missing etymons, Old English entries with etymon, Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Old English entries referencing missing etymons: 4 96 Disambiguation of Old English entries with etymon: 4 96 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 7 93

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "[Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Old English\", \"term\" : \"spearca\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ang\" }\" data-lang=\"ang\" data-title=\"spearca\">",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*sparkō"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *sparkō",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*sprakô"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *sprakô",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *sparkō, from Proto-Germanic *sprakô.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spærca",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "spearca",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "spearcian"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "second-person singular imperative of spearcian"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spearcian",
          "spearcian#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspæ͜ɑr.kɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈspæ͜ɑrˠ.kɑ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spearca"
}

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