spræc

• spǣċ

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

• IPA^(key): /spræːt͡ʃ/

sprǣċ f

1. speech

   Biþ mīn sprǣċ gōd? ― Is my speech good?

2. language
3. conversation, conference, discussion
   • 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.

Strong ō-stem:

• ġeþēode
• ġereord
• tunge

• foresprǣċ
• ġesprǣċ
• hetesprǣċ
• sprǣċærn
• sprǣccynn
• sprǣcful
• sprǣchūs
• sprǣclēas
• sundorsprǣċ

• sprecan

• Middle English: speche, speke, spech, spetch, spæc, spæch, speeche
  • English: speech
  • Scots: spech, spek