[spoke] past & archaic past part of speak
[2]spoke n [ME, fr. OE spaca; akin to MD spike spike--more at spike] (bef. 12c) 1 a: any of the small radiating bars inserted in the hub of a wheel to support the rim b: something resembling the spoke of a wheel
2: any of the projecting handles of a steering wheel of a boat [3]spoke vt spoked ; spok.ing (bef. 12c): to furnish with or as if with spokes