Reconstruction:Old English/sprecend

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From sprecan +‎ -end.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspre.kend/

Noun

*sprecend m

  1. one who speaks, speaker

Declension

Strong nd-stem:

singular plural
nominative *sprecend *sprecend, *sprecende, *sprecendas
accusative *sprecend *sprecend, *sprecende, *sprecendas
genitive *sprecendes *sprecendra
dative *sprecende *sprecendum

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: *spekand, *speking
    • ⇒ Middle English: ayensspeking (“one who traduces, a detractor”, agent noun)
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