sped

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /spɛd/

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• Rhymes: -ɛd

Verb

sped

1. simple past tense and past participle of speed

Synonyms

• speeded

Anagrams

• peds

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spōdiz (“prosperity, success”), from Proto-Indo-European *spē-/sphē- (“to succeed, turn out well”). Cognate with Old Saxon spōd (“success, prosperity”), Dutch spoed, Old High German spuot (“success, progress, being”). Related to spōwan.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /speːd/

Noun

spēd f

1. success, prosperity

Declension

    Declension of sped (strong i-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	spēd	spēde, spēda
accusative	spēd, spēde	spēde, spēda
genitive	spēde	spēda
dative	spēde	spēdum

Derived terms

• spēdiġ

Related terms

• spēdan

Descendants

• Middle English: spede
  • English: speed