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Spoken vs Spake - What's the difference?

spoken | spake |

As a noun spoken

is .

As an adjective spake is

(obsolete) quiet; tame.

As a verb spake is

(archaic) (speak).

spoken

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Relating to speech
  • Speaking in a specified way
    • soft-spoken
    well-spoken

    Antonyms

    * unspoken

    Derived terms

    * free-spoken * soft-spoken * spokenness * unspokenness

    Verb

    (head)

    • Statistics

    * English adjectives ending in -en English irregular past participles ----

    spake

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) spake, spak, from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Quiet; tame.
  • (obsolete) Ready; prompt.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) spak, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Verb

  • (archaic) (speak)
  • * , Genesis 8:15-16
    • And God spake unto Noah, saying,
    Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.

    References

    * *

    Anagrams

    * * English irregular simple past forms