Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
spreckle. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
spreckle, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
spreckle in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
spreckle you have here. The definition of the word
spreckle will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
spreckle, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English sprekle, from Old English sprecel, spreccil, from Proto-West Germanic *sprekl, from Proto-Germanic *sprekla-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)per- (“to strew, spread, sprinkle, scatter”).
Noun
spreckle (plural spreckles)
- (now chiefly dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A speck, spot, speckle; freckle.
Etymology 2
From Middle English *spreklen (suggested by past participle sprekled), from the noun above.
Verb
spreckle (third-person singular simple present spreckles, present participle spreckling, simple past and past participle spreckled)
- (transitive, intransitive, now chiefly dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To speckle; to become spotted or speckled.