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spr
e
can
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
sprecaþ
'speak
-pres.1pl
' (
oe-1pl
)
in
Aelfric's Colloquy 1
,
Ælfric's Lives of Saints - Saint Eugenia
spreċende
'speak
.part
' (
oe-participle
)
in
Aelfric's Colloquy 2
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