sprekan
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sprekaną, from Proto-Indo-European *spreg-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsprekɑn/
Verb
sprekan
- to speak
- Sō farmunste ina that manno folc endi sprākun im gimēdlic uuord(Heliand, verse 2658)
- So the mankind despised him and spoke with foolish words about him
Conjugation
Conjugation of sprekan (strong class 5)
| infinitive | sprekan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | spriku | sprak |
| 2nd person singular | sprikis | sprāki |
| 3rd person singular | sprikid | sprak |
| plural | sprekad | sprākun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | spreke | sprāki |
| 2nd person singular | sprekes | sprākis |
| 3rd person singular | spreke | sprāki |
| plural | spreken | sprākin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | sprek | |
| plural | sprekad | |
| participle | present | past |
| sprikandi | gisprekan, sprekan | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Low German: spreken
- Plautdietsch: spräakjen
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