spek
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of spek
Afrikaans
Example Sentences
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It's an honor to stand befacin' such a audonce to spek a wor'r'd,' he says, 'for me frend, James de Duggan.'
From William Adolphus Turnpike by William Banks
Lev me spek out, for love of the Lord.
From Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography by Thomas Hughes
Now spek, if thou art on of alle, 850 That with this vice hast ben withholde.
From Confessio Amantis, or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins by G. C. (George Campbell) Macaulay
Till him he send; and gan him pray, That he wald cum all anerly For to spek with him priuely.
From Waverley Novels — Volume 12 by Sir Walter Scott
"I spek Anglish like an Anglishman, address to me the vord in Anglish."
From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Henry Labouchere
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