"speak" meaning in Scots

See speak in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [spɪk], [spɛk] Forms: speaks [present, singular, third-person], speakin [participle, present], spak [past]
Etymology: From Old English sprecan. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|ang|sprecan}} Old English sprecan Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|speaks|present participle|speakin|simple past|spak|past participle|spoken|head=}} speak (third-person singular simple present speaks, present participle speakin, simple past spak, past participle spoken), {{sco-verb|speaks|speakin|spak|spoken}} speak (third-person singular simple present speaks, present participle speakin, simple past spak, past participle spoken)
  1. to speak Tags: colloquial, participle, past Derived forms: bespeak, fair-spoken (english: frank, friendly, suave), ill-speak (english: slander), ill-speakin (english: slanderous), speak a wird (english: listen to what is going to be said), speak a wird tae (english: admonish), speak back (english: reply, retort), speak wi (english: speak to (someone)), unspeakable
    Sense id: en-speak-sco-verb-TKdixBly Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        {
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        },
        {
          "english": "slander",
          "word": "ill-speak"
        },
        {
          "english": "slanderous",
          "word": "ill-speakin"
        },
        {
          "english": "listen to what is going to be said",
          "word": "speak a wird"
        },
        {
          "english": "admonish",
          "word": "speak a wird tae"
        },
        {
          "english": "reply, retort",
          "word": "speak back"
        },
        {
          "english": "speak to (someone)",
          "word": "speak wi"
        },
        {
          "word": "unspeakable"
        }
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      "ipa": "[spɛk]"
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      "word": "ill-speak"
    },
    {
      "english": "slanderous",
      "word": "ill-speakin"
    },
    {
      "english": "listen to what is going to be said",
      "word": "speak a wird"
    },
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      "english": "admonish",
      "word": "speak a wird tae"
    },
    {
      "english": "reply, retort",
      "word": "speak back"
    },
    {
      "english": "speak to (someone)",
      "word": "speak wi"
    },
    {
      "word": "unspeakable"
    }
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    },
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      "ipa": "[spɛk]"
    }
  ],
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}

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