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Latin
Verb
spece
- second-person singular present active imperative of speciō
Middle English
Noun
spece
- Alternative form of spice
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Parson's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, section 25, line 407:
And yet is ther a privee spece of Pryde, that waiteth first to be salewed er he wole salewe, al be he lasse worth than that other is, per-aventure; and eek he waiteth or desyreth to sitte, or elles to goon above him in the wey, or kisse pax, or been encensed, or goon to offring biforn his neighebore, [...]- And yet is there a private species of Pride that waits first to be greeted ere he will greet, although he is less worthy than that other is, indeed; and also he expects or desires to sit, or else to go before him in the way, or kiss the pax, or be incensed, or go to the offering before his neighbor,
Old English
Pronunciation
Verb
spece
- inflection of specan:
- first-person singular present indicative
- singular present subjunctive