withspeak

Examples of withspeak in a sentence

• "Like 'I withspeak myself?' That's a nice example of Germanic compounding.1984, Connie Willis, Blued Moon:
• You withspeak yourself within two sentences.1995 February 24, Step by Step, “>are the memories real??”, in alt.sexual.abuse.recovery (Usenet):
• The multiplicity of the second members in these connections withspeaks any thought of pairing of two deities in any one of such names and the identification of the first member with ᵈa-ku.2002, Marek Stachowski, Studia Etymologica Cracoviensia, volumes 7-9, page 40:
• Krusche decides that it is necessary to expose and withspeak this destructiveness in public.2018, C. M. A. van Ekris, Making See:

Forms of withspeak

Origin of withspeak

A revival of Middle English withspeken (“to speak against, contradict”), from Old English wiþsprecan (“to contradict, gainsay, revile”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiþisprekan, equivalent to with- + speak. Cognate with Old Frisian withspreka (“to disagree”), Saterland Frisian wierspreeke (“to contradict”), West Frisian wjersprekke (“to contradict”), Dutch weerspreken (“to contradict”), German widersprechen (“to contradict, gainsay”).

Questions about withspeak

What does withspeak mean?

Withspeak means to speak against; contradict.

How do you use withspeak in a sentence?

"Like 'I withspeak myself?' That's a nice example of Germanic compounding.

What part of speech is withspeak?

Withspeak is a verb.

What is the past tense of withspeak?

The past tense of withspeak is withspoke.