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Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sprekan.
Verb
sprecan
- to speak
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Further reading
- “sprekan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
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Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sprekan.
Pronunciation
Verb
sprecan
- to speak, talk
- The Dialogues of Solomon and Saturn
Saga mē, hwylc man ǣrest wǣre wið hund sprecende?- Tell me, who was the first man that spake with a dog?
- c. 890s, The Voyage of Ohthere and Wulfstan
Þā Finnas, him þūhte, and þā Beormas sprǣcon nēah ān ġeþēode.- The Sami, it seemed to him, and the Bjarmians spoke almost the same language.
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 4:27
His leornungcneohtas wundrodon þæt hē wiþ wīf spræc, þēah heora nān ne cwæþ "Hwæt sēcst þū?" oþþe "Hwæt spricst þū wiþ hīe?"- His disciples were amazed that he was talking to a woman, though none of them said "What are you looking for?" or "Why are you talking to her?"
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Paul the Apostle"
Petrus āna spræc for ealne þone hēap.- Peter by himself spoke for the whole group.
- to answer
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "De libro regum"
Clypiað git hluddor uncuð þeah þe he slæpe þæt he huru aƿacnige and eoƿ ƿið spræce- 'Cry ye yet louder, peradventure he sleepeth, that he may at least awaken and answer unto you.'
Usage notes
- To talk to or with someone was expressed using tō + dative or wiþ + accusative, not with mid.
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