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sprecel

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Old English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *sprekl.

Alternative forms

Noun

sprecel ? or n (see usage notes)

  1. (hapax legomenon) a spot
    haran spreccil
    hare's spot(s)
Usage notes
  • The precise gender is unknown. Based on the attested text (wherein the noun is likely used in the nominative plural) and nearest cognate Middle High German spreckel, a strong neuter a-stem, the Old English is assumed to be neuter.
Declension

Strong a-stem:

More information singular, plural ...
Descendants
  • Middle English: *sprekel, sprekle

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *sprekal, a variant of *sprekul.

Adjective

sprecel

  1. alternative form of sprecol
Declension
Declension of sprecel — Strong
More information Singular, Masculine ...
Declension of sprecel — Weak
More information Singular, Masculine ...
Derived terms
  • swīþsprecel
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