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Old English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *sprekl.
Noun
sprecel ? or n (see usage notes)
- a spot
haran spreccil- hare's spot(s)
Usage notes
- The precise gender is unknown. Based on the attested text (wherein the noun is likely used in the nominative plural) and nearest cognate Middle High German spreckel, a strong neuter a-stem, the Old English is assumed to be neuter.
Declension
Strong a-stem:
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-West Germanic *sprekal, a variant of *sprekul.
Adjective
sprecel
- Alternative form of sprecol
Declension
Declension of sprecel — Strong
Declension of sprecel — Weak
Derived terms