speke

== English == === Verb === speke Obsolete spelling of speak. === Anagrams === Ekpes, Keeps, Pekes, Pesek, keeps, peeks, pekes == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== speke (especially Northern) alternative form of speche === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== speke alternative form of speken == Norwegian Bokmål == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspeː.kə/ Rhymes: -eːkə Hyphenation: spe‧ke === Etymology 1 === Related to spik (“spike, nail; pointed stick”), originally with the sense “to dry on a stick”. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk speke (“to cure, preserve by salting and drying”). ==== Verb ==== speke (imperative spek, present tense speker, passive spekes, simple past spekte or speket, supine spekt or speket, past participle spekt or speket, present participle spekende, verbal noun speking or spekning) to cure or preserve (meat, fat, fish, etc.) by salting, drying, and often smoking, so that it can be eaten uncooked Vi skal speke lammelåret til jul. ― We are going to cure the leg of lamb for Christmas. (especially of herring) to preserve in brine until edible uncooked Silda er speket etter fire til seks uker. ― The herring is cured after four to six weeks. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== See also ===== === Etymology 2 === Unknown. ==== Verb ==== speke (imperative spek, present tense speker, passive spekes, simple past spekte, supine spekt, past participle spekt, present participle spekende, verbal noun speking) (dialectal) to freeze; to form a crust of ice; to turn into ice === Etymology 3 === Inherited from Old Norse spekja (“to tame, pacify”), related to spakr (“wise, gentle, calm”). Compare spekelse (“mortification, chastening”). ==== Verb ==== speke (imperative spek, present tense speker, passive spekes, simple past speket, supine speket, past participle speket, present participle spekende, verbal noun spekelse or speking) (obsolete) to mortify or chasten (one's body, urges, or earthly needs); to live temperately or ascetically ===== Derived terms ===== spekelse (“mortification, chastening”) === Anagrams === pekes === References === “speke” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “speke_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “speke_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “speke_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).