forsprecan in Old English

IPA: /forˈspre.kɑn/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *frasprekan. Equivalent to for- + sprecan. Compare Old High German firsprehhan (whence German versprechen), and Old Saxon farsprekan (whence Dutch verspreken). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*frasprekan}} Proto-West Germanic *frasprekan, {{prefix|ang|for|sprecan}} for- + sprecan, {{cog|goh|firsprehhan}} Old High German firsprehhan, {{cog|de|versprechen}} German versprechen, {{cog|osx|farsprekan}} Old Saxon farsprekan, {{cog|nl|verspreken}} Dutch verspreken Head templates: {{ang-verb|forsprecan}} forsprecan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|forsprecan<s5>}} Forms: strong [table-tags], forsprecan [infinitive], forsprecenne [infinitive], forsprece [first-person, present, singular], forspræc [first-person, past, singular], forspricst [present, second-person, singular], forsprǣce [past, second-person, singular], forspricþ [present, singular, third-person], forspræc [past, singular, third-person], forsprecaþ [plural, present], forsprǣcon [past, plural], forsprece [present, singular], forsprǣce [past, singular], forsprecen [plural, present], forsprǣcen [past, plural], forsprec [imperative, past, present, singular], forsprecaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], forsprecende [imperative, present], forsprecen [imperative, past]

Inflected forms

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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "forspeken"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: forspeken",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: forspeken"
    },
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        {
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            "1": "en",
            "2": "forspeak"
          },
          "expansion": "English: forspeak",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "English: forspeak"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon farsprekan",
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *frasprekan. Equivalent to for- + sprecan. Compare Old High German firsprehhan (whence German versprechen), and Old Saxon farsprekan (whence Dutch verspreken).",
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "5",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "class"
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    {
      "form": "forsprecan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsprecenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "forspræc",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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      "form": "forspricst",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsprǣce",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "forspricþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsprecaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsprǣcon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsprece",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsprǣce",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsprecen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsprǣcen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsprec",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsprecende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsprecen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "forsprecan<s5>"
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    }
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        "to speak against, speak ill of, denounce"
      ],
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          "speak",
          "speak"
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        [
          "against",
          "against"
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        [
          "ill",
          "ill"
        ],
        [
          "denounce",
          "denounce"
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      "glosses": [
        "to speak amiss or wrongly"
      ],
      "id": "en-forsprecan-ang-verb-EH7dwsF0",
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        [
          "amiss",
          "amiss"
        ],
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          "wrongly",
          "wrongly"
        ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to deny; gainsay; forsay"
      ],
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        [
          "deny",
          "deny"
        ],
        [
          "gainsay",
          "gainsay"
        ],
        [
          "forsay",
          "forsay"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/forˈspre.kɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forsprecan"
}

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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-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms prefixed with for-",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Old English verbs",
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    "Pages with entries"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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          },
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      },
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        "2": "farsprekan"
      },
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        "2": "verspreken"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch verspreken",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *frasprekan. Equivalent to for- + sprecan. Compare Old High German firsprehhan (whence German versprechen), and Old Saxon farsprekan (whence Dutch verspreken).",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
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      "form": "5",
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    {
      "form": "forsprecan",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
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      "form": "forsprecenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsprece",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "forspræc",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "forsprǣce",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forspricþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forspræc",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsprecaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsprǣcon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsprece",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsprǣce",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsprecen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsprǣcen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsprec",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsprecaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsprecende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forsprecen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "forsprecan"
      },
      "expansion": "forsprecan",
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    }
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        "1": "forsprecan<s5>"
      },
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  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to speak against, speak ill of, denounce"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "speak",
          "speak"
        ],
        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ],
        [
          "ill",
          "ill"
        ],
        [
          "denounce",
          "denounce"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to speak amiss or wrongly"
      ],
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        [
          "amiss",
          "amiss"
        ],
        [
          "wrongly",
          "wrongly"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to deny; gainsay; forsay"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deny",
          "deny"
        ],
        [
          "gainsay",
          "gainsay"
        ],
        [
          "forsay",
          "forsay"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/forˈspre.kɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forsprecan"
}

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"forsprecan" meaning in Old English

Verb

Inflected forms