spræcleas
Old English
Alternative forms
- spǣclēas
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sprākilausaz, equivalent to sprǣċ + -lēas. Cognate with Old High German sprāhhalōs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspræːkˌlæ͜ɑːs/
Declension
Declension of sprǣclēas — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sprǣclēas | sprǣclēas | sprǣclēas |
| Accusative | sprǣclēasne | sprǣclēase | sprǣclēas |
| Genitive | sprǣclēases | sprǣclēasre | sprǣclēases |
| Dative | sprǣclēasum | sprǣclēasre | sprǣclēasum |
| Instrumental | sprǣclēase | sprǣclēasre | sprǣclēase |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | sprǣclēase | sprǣclēasa, sprǣclēase | sprǣclēas |
| Accusative | sprǣclēase | sprǣclēasa, sprǣclēase | sprǣclēas |
| Genitive | sprǣclēasra | sprǣclēasra | sprǣclēasra |
| Dative | sprǣclēasum | sprǣclēasum | sprǣclēasum |
| Instrumental | sprǣclēasum | sprǣclēasum | sprǣclēasum |
Declension of sprǣclēas — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sprǣclēasa | sprǣclēase | sprǣclēase |
| Accusative | sprǣclēasan | sprǣclēasan | sprǣclēase |
| Genitive | sprǣclēasan | sprǣclēasan | sprǣclēasan |
| Dative | sprǣclēasan | sprǣclēasan | sprǣclēasan |
| Instrumental | sprǣclēasan | sprǣclēasan | sprǣclēasan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | sprǣclēasan | sprǣclēasan | sprǣclēasan |
| Accusative | sprǣclēasan | sprǣclēasan | sprǣclēasan |
| Genitive | sprǣclēasra, sprǣclēasena | sprǣclēasra, sprǣclēasena | sprǣclēasra, sprǣclēasena |
| Dative | sprǣclēasum | sprǣclēasum | sprǣclēasum |
| Instrumental | sprǣclēasum | sprǣclēasum | sprǣclēasum |
Synonyms
- ǣtynge
- cwidelēas
Descendants
- Middle English: specheles
- English: speechless
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “sprǽcleás”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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