spreka

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse spraka (‘to crackle’), compare spráka.

Verb

spreka (third person singular past indicative sprekaði, third person plural past indicative sprekað, supine sprekað)

  1. (archaic, rare) to speak, to chat

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-30)
infinitive
supine sprekað
present past
first singular spreki sprekaði
second singular sprekar sprekaði
third singular sprekar sprekaði
plural spreka sprekaðu
participle (a6)1 sprekandi sprekaður
imperative
singular spreka!
plural sprekið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Synonyms

Old Frisian

Verb

spreka

  1. to speak, state, say

Conjugation

Conjugation of spreka (strong class 5)
infinitive spreka
indicative present past
1st person singular spreke sprak
2nd person singular sprekest, sprekst sprakest, sprakst
3rd person singular spreketh, sprekth sprak
plural sprekath sprēken
subjunctive present past
singular spreke sprēke
plural spreke, spreken sprēke, sprēken
imperative present
singular sprek
plural spreketh
participle present past
sprekande espreken, spreken

Descendants

  • Saterland Frisian: spreke
  • West Frisian: sprekke