Saying
Spruch is a noun formation used in Middle High German for the verb speak .
In this context, saying can be found as a word component in numerous combinations ( radio message , motto (motto), magic spell ) and also designates:
- as spoken , the spoken language
- have a short and linguistic form of a thought, a saying or maxim , see apophthegm or aphorism
- a motto or a funeral motto
- a proverb , see also Spruchdichtung
- a legal verdict
- an encrypted secret message .
As a family name:
- Günter Spruch (1908–1985), German politician (SPD), district mayor of Berlin-Charlottenburg
- Larry Spruch (1923–2006), American physicist
- Zbigniew Spruch (* 1965), Polish cyclist
