gespræce

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *gasprākī. Cognate with Old High German gisprāchi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈspræː.t͡ʃe/

Noun

ġesprǣċe n

  1. speech, discourse, conversation
  2. advice
Declension

Strong ja-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġesprǣċe ġesprǣċu
accusative ġesprǣċe ġesprǣċu
genitive ġesprǣċes ġesprǣċa
dative ġesprǣċe ġesprǣċum
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: ispeche

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *gasprākī. Cognate with Old High German gisprāhhi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈspræː.t͡ʃe/

Adjective

ġesprǣċe

  1. eloquent
  2. affable
Declension

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈspræː.ke/

Verb

ġesprǣce

  1. inflection of ġesprecan:
    1. second-person singular preterite indicative
    2. singular preterite subjunctive