spaken.

Brit.

/speɪk/, U.S.

/speɪk/

Etymology: Of unknown origin: perhaps variant spoke n.

S. Wales.

A string of rail-mounted wagons or trolleys used in coal mines to transport men.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > mining equipment > [noun] > vehicle for underground haulage or transportation > set of

train1825

set1863

run1876

journey1883

jag1900

spake1935

1935 Trans. Inst. Mining Engineers LXXXVIII. 384 In mines where the men are brought out in spakes, provision should be made for their protection from the cold intake air.

1935 Trans. Inst. Mining Engineers XC. 140 A spake is composed of a number of flat trolleys fitted with wooden seats placed at intervals at right angles to the length of the trolley, and consequently at right angles to the slant.

1971 Guardian 6 July 1/5 A colliery accident in which an underground train ran out of control... It was remarkable the train—known as a spake—did not leave the rails.

1979 Times 29 Dec. 12/5 The seams lay, in places, three miles below ground. To reach them by ‘spake’, the man-carrying wagons, entailed a journey of half an hour.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† spakev.

Forms: In Middle English spakie, Middle English spak-.

Etymology: < spak- spack adj. Compare Old Norse and Icelandic spekja, Norwegian dialect spekkja, spækje, Middle Swedish späkia, Danish spæge to quieten, tame, etc.

Obsolete. rare.

1. intransitive. To hasten (to do something).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > proceed rapidly [verb (intransitive)] > hasten or hurry > to do something

spake12..

speeda1400

to make haste?a1475

to make speed1548

12.. Prayer to our Lady 14 in Old Eng. Misc. Hwo se under~stant wel his ende-dai wel ȝeorne he mot spakie to donde sunne awei fram him, and fele almesse makie.

2. reflexive. To calm oneself, become calm.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > compose oneself [verb (reflexive)]

stilla1325

spakea1400

amesec1400

soft?a1500

stay1537

recollect1595

collect1602

compose1607

recompose1611

to reassume oneself1635

relax1685

summon1745

mellow1974

centre1980

a1400–50 Alexander 237 Þat myld..hire spakid with his speche & spird of him wordis.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	spake
释义	spaken. Brit. /speɪk/, U.S. /speɪk/ Etymology: Of unknown origin: perhaps variant spoke n. S. Wales. A string of rail-mounted wagons or trolleys used in coal mines to transport men. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > mining equipment > [noun] > vehicle for underground haulage or transportation > set of train1825 set1863 run1876 journey1883 jag1900 spake1935 1935 Trans. Inst. Mining Engineers LXXXVIII. 384 In mines where the men are brought out in spakes, provision should be made for their protection from the cold intake air. 1935 Trans. Inst. Mining Engineers XC. 140 A spake is composed of a number of flat trolleys fitted with wooden seats placed at intervals at right angles to the length of the trolley, and consequently at right angles to the slant. 1971 Guardian 6 July 1/5 A colliery accident in which an underground train ran out of control... It was remarkable the train—known as a spake—did not leave the rails. 1979 Times 29 Dec. 12/5 The seams lay, in places, three miles below ground. To reach them by ‘spake’, the man-carrying wagons, entailed a journey of half an hour. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † spakev. Forms: In Middle English spakie, Middle English spak-. Etymology: < spak- spack adj. Compare Old Norse and Icelandic spekja, Norwegian dialect spekkja, spækje, Middle Swedish späkia, Danish spæge to quieten, tame, etc. Obsolete. rare. 1. intransitive. To hasten (to do something). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > proceed rapidly [verb (intransitive)] > hasten or hurry > to do something spake12.. speeda1400 to make haste?a1475 to make speed1548 12.. Prayer to our Lady 14 in Old Eng. Misc. Hwo se under~stant wel his ende-dai wel ȝeorne he mot spakie to donde sunne awei fram him, and fele almesse makie. 2. reflexive. To calm oneself, become calm. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > compose oneself [verb (reflexive)] stilla1325 spakea1400 amesec1400 soft?a1500 stay1537 recollect1595 collect1602 compose1607 recompose1611 to reassume oneself1635 relax1685 summon1745 mellow1974 centre1980 a1400–50 Alexander 237 Þat myld..hire spakid with his speche & spird of him wordis. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1935v.12..
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