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withspeak

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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”).

verb withspeaks · withspeaking · withspoke · withspoken

rare, transitive To speak against; contradict. How may I withspeak the hostile word or find an answer to my foes?

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@misc{withspeak_2026,
  title = {withspeak},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/withspeak},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}