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sprecaþ

speak-pres.1pl

Attested in Aelfric's Colloquy 1, Ælfric's Lives of Saints - Saint Eugenia

Lemma: sprecan 'speak' (oe-1pl)

sprecan
V
to exercise the faculty of speech
Source: https://bosworthtoller.com/28567
Attested in Aelfric's Colloquy 1
originates from: PGmc *sprekan- 'speak' through pgmc-to-oe
(source: Kroonen 2013:469)
Inflected forms
spreċende 'speak.part' (oe-participle) in Aelfric's Colloquy 2
Paradigms