"spreckle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: spreckles [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English sprekle, from Old English sprecel, spreccil, from Proto-West Germanic *sprek(k)al, from Proto-Germanic *sprek(k)ala-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)per- (“to strew, spread, sprinkle, scatter”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sprekle}} Middle English sprekle, {{inh|en|ang|sprecel}} Old English sprecel, {{m|ang|spreccil}} spreccil, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*sprek(k)al}} Proto-West Germanic *sprek(k)al, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*sprek(k)ala-}} Proto-Germanic *sprek(k)ala-, {{der|en|ine-pro|*(s)per-|t=to strew, spread, sprinkle, scatter}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)per- (“to strew, spread, sprinkle, scatter”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} spreckle (plural spreckles)
  1. (now chiefly dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A speck, spot, speckle; freckle. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal
    Sense id: en-spreckle-en-noun-kbZZ2OIM Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sprackle
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Forms: spreckles [present, singular, third-person], spreckling [participle, present], spreckled [participle, past], spreckled [past]
Etymology: From Middle English *spreklen (suggested by past participle sprekled), from the noun above. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*spreklen}} Middle English *spreklen, {{m|enm|sprekled}} sprekled Head templates: {{en-verb}} spreckle (third-person singular simple present spreckles, present participle spreckling, simple past and past participle spreckled)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, now chiefly dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To speckle; to become spotted or speckled. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal, intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-spreckle-en-verb-4zJhVix~ Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sprackle
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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