sprekan

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sprekan, from Proto-Germanic *sprekaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

sprekan

  1. to speak
    • Heliand, verse 2658
      Sō farmunste ina that manno folc endi sprākun im gimēdlic uuord
      So the mankind despised him and spoke with foolish words about him
    • Heliand, verse 2026-2027
      Te huī sprikis thū thes wīf, sō filu manos mī far thesoro mėnigi?
      Why do you speak of that, woman, so much (you) remind me pressingly in front of this crowd?

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Descendants

  • Middle Low German: sprēken