speken
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English specan, from the earlier sprecan.
Verb
speken (third-person singular simple present speketh, present participle spekinge, simple past spak, past participle speken)
- to speak (communicate using the voice)
- 14th Century, Chaucer, General Prologue
- And whan that he wel dronken hadde the wyn,
Than wolde he speke no word but Latyn.- And when he had drunk all the wine
He would not speak a word other than Latin
- And when he had drunk all the wine
- And whan that he wel dronken hadde the wyn,
- 14th Century, Chaucer, General Prologue
Conjugation
Conjugation of speken
| present | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | speke | spekeþ, speken |
| 2nd person | spekest | spekeþ, speken |
| 3rd person | spekeþ | spekeþ, speken |
| subjunctive | speke | speken |
| participle | present | past |
| spekende, spekinge | (y)speken | |
| simple past | singular | plural |
| 1st person | spak(e) | spaken |
| 2nd person | spakest | spaken |
| 3rd person | spak(e) | spaken |
| subjunctive | spake | spaken |
| imperative | singular | plural |
| speke, speek | spekeþ |
Descendants
- English: speak