spake

adj

1. (obsolete)Quiet; tame.
2. (obsolete)Ready; prompt.

verb

1. (archaic, form-of, past)simple past of speak

   “And God ſpake vnto Noah, ſaying, / Goe foorth of the Arke, thou, and thy wife, and thy ſonnes, and thy ſonnes wiues with thee:[…]”

   “He answered me with pleasure and surprise; / And there was, while he spake, a fire about his eyes.”

   “But at last his heart changed,—and rising one morning with the rosy dawn, he went before the sun, and spake thus unto it: Thou great star! What would be thy happiness if thou hadst not those for whom thou shinest!”

noun

1. (Scotland, alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of spoke (of a wheel).
2. (Wales)A type of wagon on rails used for carrying workers in and out of a colliery.

name

1. A surname.