What does spake mean?
Spake means (obsolete) Quiet; tame..
Spake
/speɪk/ · adjective
Meaning
(obsolete) Quiet; tame..
Definitions by Sense
- (obsolete) Quiet; tame.
- (obsolete) Ready; prompt.
- (archaic) simple past of speak
- (Scotland) Alternative form of spoke (of a wheel).
- (Wales, mining) A type of wagon on rails used for carrying workers in and out of a colliery.
Example Sentences
And God ſpake vnto Noah, ſaying, / Goe foorth of the Arke, thou, and thy wife, and thy ſonnes, and thy ſonnes wiues with thee:[…]
He answered me with pleasure and surprise; / And there was, while he spake, a fire about his eyes.
But at last his heart changed,—and rising one morning with the rosy dawn, he went before the sun, and spake thus unto it: Thou great star! What would be thy happiness if thou hadst not those for whom thou shinest!
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Word Forms
- more spake
- most spake
- spakes
Usage Notes
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And God ſpake vnto Noah, ſaying, / Goe foorth of the Arke, thou, and thy wife, and thy ſonnes, and thy ſonnes wiues with thee:[…]
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