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Webster 1913 Edition

Spake

Spake

,
archaic
imp.
of
Speak
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Spake

SPAKE

, pret. of speak; nearly obsolete. We not use spoke.

Definition 2024

spake

spake

English

Adjective

spake ‎(comparative more spake, superlative most spake)

  1. (obsolete) Quiet; tame.
  2. (obsolete) Ready; prompt.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle English spak, from Old English spæc, first and third person singular past tense of specan ‎(“to speak”). More at speak.

Verb

spake

  1. (archaic) simple past tense of speak
    • 1611, Bible (KJV):, Genesis 8:15-16
      And God spake unto Noah, saying,
      Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.

References

  • spake in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • spake in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

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”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /speɪk/
  • Rhymes: -eɪk

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