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Where does “speckyd” come from?

speckyd (Middle English) comes from Middle English -ed, from Old English -ed — formed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...

speckyd (Middle English): specked, variegated

Definitions

  1. specked, variegated

Ancestry of “speckyd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle English-edAlternative form of -hede
2Old English-edformed into the likeness of, made into, shaped...

Words derived from “speckyd”

  • specked
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