spræc – Old English noun declension

Old English noun forms of spræc

Noun: spræc
Gender:

Nominative

Singularsprǣċ
Pluralsprǣċa; sprǣċe

Genitive

Singularsprǣċe
Pluralsprǣċa

Dative

Singularsprǣċe
Pluralsprǣċum

Accusative

Singularsprǣċe
Pluralsprǣċa; sprǣċe

Sample Sentences

  • Biþ mīn sprǣċ gōd? (Is my speech good?)
  • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
  • Đyssum tidum Ongolcyningas þā æðelestan Ōswēo Norðanhymbra cyning ⁊ Eċġberht Contwarena cyning hæfdon betweoh him sprǣċe ⁊ ġeþēahte, hwæt tō donne wǣre bī þǣm stealle Ongolcynnes ċiriċan . (At this time the most noble English kings, Oswiu of Northumbria and Ecgberht of Kent, held a discussion and conference between them about what was to be done about the state of the English church.)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sprāku. Cognate with Old Frisian sprēke; the ō-stem variant led to Old Saxon sprāka and Old High German sprāhha. Related to sprǣċe and ġesprǣċe.

Verbs referencing "spræc"

English Nouns sprig.

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