Spake

Pronunciation

• IPA: /speɪk/
• Rhymes: -eɪk

From Middle English spake, spak, from Old Norse spakr ("wise, gentle, quiet"), from Proto-Germanic *spakaz ("wise, clever"), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peǵ- ("to understand; intelligent, attentive"). Cognate with Swedish spak ("manageable"), Danish spag ("quiet, gentle, timid, tame").

Full definition of spake

Adjective

1. (obsolete) Quiet; tame.
2. (obsolete) Ready; prompt.

Derived terms

• spakely

From Middle English spak, from Old English spæc, first and third person singular past tense of specan ("to speak"). More at speak.

Verb

1. (archaic)

   spake

   (simple past of speak)
• Authorized Version, Genesis 8:15-16And God spake unto Noah, saying,
  

Anagrams

• peaks
• speak