sprecel

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Old English

Alternative forms

• spreccil

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sprek(k)al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspre.kel/

Noun

sprecel ? or n (see usage notes)

1. 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

Declension of sprecel (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sprecel	sprecel
accusative	sprecel	sprecel
genitive	spreceles	sprecela
dative	sprecele	sprecelum

Descendants

• Middle English: *sprekel, sprekle
  • English: spreckle
  • Scots: spreckel, spreckle