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

Synonyms

• spráka

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