verb
spake
spayk
verb
1
An old-fashioned or literary past tense of "speak."
"And the old man spake unto them of times long past."
How to Use Spake
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old-fashioned way of saying "spoke."
When to use it
Archaic; used today only for deliberate old-fashioned or biblical-sounding effect, never in ordinary modern speech.
Word Forms
more spake comparative, spakes plural, Spakes plural, most spake superlative
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Etymology
An archaic past tense of "speak," common in older English and biblical translations, now surviving mainly in deliberately old-fashioned or poetic writing.