"spræce" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspræː.t͡ʃe/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *sprākijā. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*sprākijā}} Proto-West Germanic *sprākijā Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=sprǣċe|head2=|sort=}} sprǣċe f, {{ang-noun|f|head=sprǣċe}} sprǣċe f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-f|sprǣċ}}, {{ang-decl-noun|sprǣċe|sprǣċan|sprǣċan|sprǣċan|sprǣċan|sprǣċena|sprǣċan|sprǣċum|num=|title=|type=weak feminine (n-stem)}} Forms: sprǣċe [canonical, feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], sprǣċe [nominative, singular], sprǣċan [nominative, plural], sprǣċan [accusative, singular], sprǣċan [accusative, plural], sprǣċan [genitive, singular], sprǣċena [genitive, plural], sprǣċan [dative, singular], sprǣċum [dative, plural]
  1. a talk
    Sense id: en-spræce-ang-noun-aRlQs3cU
  2. discourse
    Sense id: en-spræce-ang-noun-v89EMo0r Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 1 26 16 16 25 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 27 12 13 25 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 28 14 16 20 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ġesprǣċe, *sprǣċe [neuter]
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈspræː.t͡ʃe/ Forms: sprǣċe [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|ang|noun form|head=sprǣċe}} sprǣċe
  1. inflection of sprǣċ:
    accusative/genitive/dative singular
    Tags: accusative, dative, form-of, genitive, singular Form of: sprǣċ
    Sense id: en-spræce-ang-noun-2LxEQZEA Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 1 26 16 16 25 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 27 12 13 25 20
  2. inflection of sprǣċ:
    nominative/accusative plural
    Tags: accusative, form-of, nominative, plural Form of: sprǣċ
    Sense id: en-spræce-ang-noun-MABXn~fv Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 1 26 16 16 25 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 27 12 13 25 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈspræː.t͡ʃe/ Forms: sprǣce [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|ang|verb form|head=sprǣce}} sprǣce
  1. inflection of sprecan:
    second-person singular preterite indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, preterite, second-person, singular Form of: sprecan
    Sense id: en-spræce-ang-verb-6YFhAW02 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 1 26 16 16 25 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 27 12 13 25 20
  2. inflection of sprecan:
    singular preterite subjunctive
    Tags: form-of, preterite, singular, subjunctive Form of: sprecan
    Sense id: en-spræce-ang-verb-gS35LToh Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 1 26 16 16 25 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 27 12 13 25 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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        "indicative",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "sprecan"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of sprecan:",
        "singular preterite subjunctive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sprecan",
          "sprecan#Old_English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "preterite",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspræː.t͡ʃe/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spræce"
}

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