withspeken

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English *wiþspecan, a variant of wiþsprecan (“to speak against”), equivalent to with- +‎ speken.

Verb

withspeken (third-person singular simple present withspeketh, present participle withspekende, first-/third-person singular past indicative withspak, past participle withspoken)

1. (transitive) To speak against

Descendants

• English: withspeak

Further reading

• “withspēken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.