wiþsprecan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wiþisprekan, equivalent to wiþ- + sprecan. Compare Old Frisian withspreka, Old High German widarsprehhan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wiθˈspre.kɑn/
Conjugation
Conjugation of wiþsprecan (strong class 5)
| infinitive | wiþsprecan | wiþsprecenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | wiþsprece | wiþspræc |
| second person singular | wiþspricst | wiþsprǣce |
| third person singular | wiþspricþ | wiþspræc |
| plural | wiþsprecaþ | wiþsprǣcon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | wiþsprece | wiþsprǣce |
| plural | wiþsprecen | wiþsprǣcen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | wiþsprec | |
| plural | wiþsprecaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| wiþsprecende | wiþsprecen | |
Descendants
- Middle English: withspeken
- English: withspeak
Further reading
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “wiþ-sprecan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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