"sprecan" meaning in All languages combined

See sprecan on Wiktionary

Verb [Old Dutch]

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *sprekan. Etymology templates: {{dercat|odt|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|odt|gmw-pro|*sprekan}} Proto-West Germanic *sprekan Head templates: {{head|odt|verb}} sprecan Inflection templates: {{odt-conj-st|sprec|class=4}} Forms: strong [table-tags], sprecan [infinitive], spreco [first-person, present, singular], sprecon [first-person, present, singular], sprac [first-person, past, singular], sprikis [present, second-person, singular], sprikist [present, second-person, singular], sprāki [past, second-person, singular], sprākis [past, second-person, singular], sprikit [present, singular, third-person], sprac [past, singular, third-person], sprecon [first-person, plural, present], sprācun [first-person, past, plural], spreket [plural, present, second-person], sprācut [past, plural, second-person], sprecont [plural, present, third-person], sprācun [past, plural, third-person], spreke [first-person, present, singular], sprāki [first-person, past, singular], sprekes [present, second-person, singular], sprekest [present, second-person, singular], spreke [present, singular, third-person], sprāki [past, singular, third-person], spreken [first-person, plural, present], sprākin [first-person, past, plural], sprākit [past, plural, second-person], spreken [plural, present, third-person], sprākin [past, plural, third-person], sprec [present, singular], spric [present, singular], spreket [plural, present], participle [plural], sprecandi [present], sprocan [past], gisprocan [past]
  1. to speak Derived forms: anasprecan, bisprecan
    Sense id: en-sprecan-odt-verb-TKdixBly Categories (other): Old Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [Old English]

IPA: /ˈspre.kɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *sprekan. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*sprekan}} Proto-West Germanic *sprekan Head templates: {{ang-verb}} sprecan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|sprecan<s5>}} Forms: strong [table-tags], sprecan [infinitive], sprecenne [infinitive], sprece [first-person, present, singular], spræc [first-person, past, singular], spricst [present, second-person, singular], sprǣce [past, second-person, singular], spricþ [present, singular, third-person], spræc [past, singular, third-person], sprecaþ [plural, present], sprǣcon [past, plural], sprece [present, singular], sprǣce [past, singular], sprecen [plural, present], sprǣcen [past, plural], sprec [imperative, past, present, singular], sprecaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], sprecende [imperative, present], sprecen [imperative, past], ġesprecen [imperative, past], spreocan [alternative], spræcan [alternative], specan [alternative]
  1. to speak, talk Categories (topical): Talking Synonyms: mǣlan, maþelian, reordian, clipian, cweþan, cwiddian Derived forms: besprecan, forsprecan, forþsprecan, ġesprecan, missprecan, ofersprecan, spreca, wiþsprecan Related terms: sprǣċ
    Sense id: en-sprecan-ang-verb-gthq3UER Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dum",
            "2": "sprēken"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle Dutch: sprēken\nDutch: spreken\nLimburgish: spraeke",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle Dutch: sprēken\nDutch: spreken\nLimburgish: spraeke"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "odt",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "ine-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "odt",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*sprekan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *sprekan",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *sprekan.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "strong",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "odt-conj-st",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "4",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprecan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreco",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprecon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprac",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprikis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprikist",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprāki",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprākis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprikit",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprac",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprecon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprācun",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreket",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprācut",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprecont",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprācun",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreke",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprāki",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprekes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprekest",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreke",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprāki",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreken",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprākin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprākit",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreken",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprākin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprec",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spric",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreket",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "participle",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprecandi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprocan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gisprocan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "odt",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "sprecan",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sprec",
        "class": "4"
      },
      "name": "odt-conj-st"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Dutch",
  "lang_code": "odt",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "anasprecan"
        },
        {
          "word": "bisprecan"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to speak"
      ],
      "id": "en-sprecan-odt-verb-TKdixBly",
      "links": [
        [
          "speak",
          "speak"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sprecan"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "speken"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: speken, speke\nEnglish: speak\nMiddle Scots: speke, speik\nScots: speik, speak, spik, spikk",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: speken, speke\nEnglish: speak\nMiddle Scots: speke, speik\nScots: speik, speak, spik, spikk"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "ine-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
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        "1": "ang",
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        "3": "*sprekan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *sprekan",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *sprekan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "5",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprecan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprecenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprece",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spræc",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spricst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprǣce",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spricþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spræc",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprecaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprǣcon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprece",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprǣce",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprecen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprǣcen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprec",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprecaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprecende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprecen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesprecen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreocan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spræcan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "specan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "sprecan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sprecan<s5>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Talking",
          "orig": "ang:Talking",
          "parents": [
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Human",
            "Communication",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "besprecan"
        },
        {
          "word": "forsprecan"
        },
        {
          "word": "forþsprecan"
        },
        {
          "word": "ġesprecan"
        },
        {
          "word": "missprecan"
        },
        {
          "word": "ofersprecan"
        },
        {
          "word": "spreca"
        },
        {
          "word": "wiþsprecan"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Tell me, who was the first man who spoke with a dog?",
          "text": "The Dialogues of Solomon and Saturn\nSaga mē, hwylc man ǣrest wǣre wið hund sprecende?",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "The Sami, it seemed to him, and the Bjarmians spoke almost the same language.",
          "text": "c. 890s, The Voyage of Ohthere and Wulfstan\nÞā Finnas, him þūhte, and þā Beormas sprǣcon nēah ān ġeþēode.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "His disciples were amazed that he was talking to a woman, though none of them said \"What are you looking for?\" or \"What are you saying to her?\"",
          "roman": "His leornungcneohtas wundrodon þæt hē wiþ wīf spræc, þēah heora nān ne cwæþ \"Hwæt sēcst þū?\" oþþe \"Hwæt spricst þū wiþ hīe?\"",
          "text": "c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 4:27",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "Peter by himself spoke for the whole group.",
          "text": "c. 992, Ælfric, \"The Nativity of St. Paul the Apostle\"\nPetrus āna spræc for ealne þone hēap.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to speak, talk"
      ],
      "id": "en-sprecan-ang-verb-gthq3UER",
      "links": [
        [
          "speak",
          "speak"
        ],
        [
          "talk",
          "talk"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "sprǣċ"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mǣlan"
        },
        {
          "word": "maþelian"
        },
        {
          "word": "reordian"
        },
        {
          "word": "clipian"
        },
        {
          "word": "cweþan"
        },
        {
          "word": "cwiddian"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspre.kɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sprecan"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "anasprecan"
    },
    {
      "word": "bisprecan"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dum",
            "2": "sprēken"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle Dutch: sprēken\nDutch: spreken\nLimburgish: spraeke",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle Dutch: sprēken\nDutch: spreken\nLimburgish: spraeke"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "odt",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "ine-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "odt",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*sprekan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *sprekan",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *sprekan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "odt-conj-st",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "4",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprecan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreco",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprecon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprac",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprikis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprikist",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprāki",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprākis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprikit",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprac",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprecon",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprācun",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreket",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprācut",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprecont",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprācun",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreke",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprāki",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprekes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprekest",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreke",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprāki",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreken",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprākin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprākit",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreken",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprākin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprec",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spric",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreket",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "participle",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprecandi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprocan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gisprocan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "odt",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "sprecan",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "sprec",
        "class": "4"
      },
      "name": "odt-conj-st"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Dutch",
  "lang_code": "odt",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "Old Dutch class 4 strong verbs",
        "Old Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Dutch lemmas",
        "Old Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old Dutch verbs",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to speak"
      ],
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          "speak",
          "speak"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sprecan"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "besprecan"
    },
    {
      "word": "forsprecan"
    },
    {
      "word": "forþsprecan"
    },
    {
      "word": "ġesprecan"
    },
    {
      "word": "missprecan"
    },
    {
      "word": "ofersprecan"
    },
    {
      "word": "spreca"
    },
    {
      "word": "wiþsprecan"
    }
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          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "speken"
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          "expansion": "Middle English: speken, speke\nEnglish: speak\nMiddle Scots: speke, speik\nScots: speik, speak, spik, spikk",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: speken, speke\nEnglish: speak\nMiddle Scots: speke, speik\nScots: speik, speak, spik, spikk"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "ine-pro",
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
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        "1": "ang",
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      "name": "inh"
    }
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      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "5",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprecan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprecenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprece",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spræc",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spricst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprǣce",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spricþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spræc",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprecaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprǣcon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprece",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprǣce",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprecen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprǣcen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprec",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprecaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprecende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sprecen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġesprecen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spreocan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spræcan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "specan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "sprecan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "sprecan<s5>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "sprǣċ"
    }
  ],
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        "Old English class 5 strong verbs",
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English terms with quotations",
        "Old English verbs",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ang:Talking"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Tell me, who was the first man who spoke with a dog?",
          "text": "The Dialogues of Solomon and Saturn\nSaga mē, hwylc man ǣrest wǣre wið hund sprecende?",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "The Sami, it seemed to him, and the Bjarmians spoke almost the same language.",
          "text": "c. 890s, The Voyage of Ohthere and Wulfstan\nÞā Finnas, him þūhte, and þā Beormas sprǣcon nēah ān ġeþēode.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "His disciples were amazed that he was talking to a woman, though none of them said \"What are you looking for?\" or \"What are you saying to her?\"",
          "roman": "His leornungcneohtas wundrodon þæt hē wiþ wīf spræc, þēah heora nān ne cwæþ \"Hwæt sēcst þū?\" oþþe \"Hwæt spricst þū wiþ hīe?\"",
          "text": "c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 4:27",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "Peter by himself spoke for the whole group.",
          "text": "c. 992, Ælfric, \"The Nativity of St. Paul the Apostle\"\nPetrus āna spræc for ealne þone hēap.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to speak, talk"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "speak",
          "speak"
        ],
        [
          "talk",
          "talk"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspre.kɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "mǣlan"
    },
    {
      "word": "maþelian"
    },
    {
      "word": "reordian"
    },
    {
      "word": "clipian"
    },
    {
      "word": "cweþan"
    },
    {
      "word": "cwiddian"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sprecan"
}

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