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spake

verb, past tense of speak

«spake» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Early Modern English

Meaning

Said words aloud, in the past. tree →

Then and now

No longer used; today we say spoke. The sentences use the same sense.

Examples

Thus spake Dvina while blessing him:-- (Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore) tree →
And she spake to her and said: (The Pink Fairy Book) tree →
Thus spake the old man, and straightway disappeared. (Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore) tree →

Note

Today: spoke.

On Mova

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