Etymograph

English

spakely

Spakely comes from Middle English spakely.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500spakely1
  2. Englishtodayspakely1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English spakely

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500spakelyWiktionary, English spakely
  2. EnglishtodayspakelyWiktionary, English spakely

Formed from spake + -ly

Every English word from Middle English spakely

Today it means

adv Quickly; speedily; nimbly.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “spakely”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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