spake

[ speyk ]

/ speɪk /

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verb Archaic.

a simple past tense of speak.

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How to use spake in a sentence

So Planner spake, scarcely crediting his good fortune, and almost mad with joy at his deliverance.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
So the other disciple, who was known unto the high priest, went out and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter.
His Last Week|William E. Barton
The gracious words which he spake gave evidence that the Father, in fulfilment of his promise, had put his Spirit upon him.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
In times past God spake unto the Fathers by the prophets; he still speaks to us in his word.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham

Guillaume d'Orange spake up after the Emperor and made the second brag.
The Merrie Tales Of Jacques Tournebroche|Anatole France

British Dictionary definitions for spake

spake

/ (speɪk) /

verb

archaic, or dialect a past tense of speak

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