Spake
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /speɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Spake is an adjective meaning (Scotland) Alternative form of spoke (of a wheel).
Meaning
(Scotland) Alternative form of spoke (of a wheel).
More Meanings
- (Wales, mining) A type of wagon on rails used for carrying workers in and out of a colliery.
- (obsolete) Quiet; tame.
- (obsolete) Ready; prompt.
- (archaic) simple past of speak
Example Sentences
He answered me with pleasure and surprise; / And there was, while he spake, a fire about his eyes.
And God ſpake vnto Noah, ſaying, / Goe foorth of the Arke, thou, and thy wife, and thy ſonnes, and thy ſonnes wiues with thee:[…]
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!
Word Forms
- spakes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hushy, open-mouthed, speaking, whist, whish, hush-hush.
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