spearca

Old English

Alternative forms

  • spærca

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sparkō, from Proto-Germanic *sprakô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspæ͜ɑr.kɑ/, [ˈspæ͜ɑrˠ.kɑ]

Noun

spearca m

  1. (literal or figurative) a spark
    Synonyms: *funca, fȳrgnāst, *gnāst, ysel, ysle

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative spearca spearcan
accusative spearcan spearcan
genitive spearcan spearcena
dative spearcan spearcum

Derived terms

  • fȳrspearca
  • spearcian
  • spierċan
    • ⇒ Old English: forspierċan

Descendants

Verb

spearca

  1. second-person singular imperative of spearcian

References

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