English Explanatory Dictionary

spake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Quiet; tame.
  2. Ready; prompt.
verb
  1. simple past of speak
noun
  1. Alternative form of spoke (of a wheel).
noun
  1. A type of wagon on rails used for carrying workers in and out of a colliery.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/speɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spake.wav

Word forms

spake more spake most spake spakes

Etymology

From Middle English spake, spak, from Old Norse spakr (“wise, gentle, quiet”), from Proto-Germanic *spakaz (“wise, clever”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peǵ- (“to understand; intelligent, attentive”). Cognate with Swedish spak (“manageable”), Danish spag (“quiet, gentle, timid, tame”).

Derived words

spakely
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