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sprǣċ

N (fem)

speech

Source: https://bosworthtoller.com/28547

Attested in Aelfric's Colloquy 1

originates from

PWGmc *sprāki 'speech' (sprāki > sprǣki > sprǣċi > sprǣċ) through pwgmc-to-oe

(source: Ringe 2014:209)

PGmc *sprēkō- 'speech' (sprēkō- > sprākō > sprākū > sprāku > sprǣku > sprāku > sprāk) through pgmc-to-oe

(source: Kroonen 2013:469)

Inflected forms

sprǣcum 'speech.dat.pl' (oe-dat-pl) in Aelfric's Colloquy 2

Paradigms