ofersprecan

Old English

Etymology

From ofer- +‎ sprecan. Cognate with Old High German ubarsprehhan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌo.ferˈspre.kɑn/, [ˌo.verˈspre.kɑn]

Verb

ofersprecan

1. to say too much, use too many words
2. to say or speak too much, more than is just

Conjugation

Conjugation of ofersprecan (strong class 5)

infinitive	ofersprecan	ofersprecenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ofersprece	oferspræc
second person singular	oferspricst	ofersprǣce
third person singular	oferspricþ	oferspræc
plural	ofersprecaþ	ofersprǣcon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ofersprece	ofersprǣce
plural	ofersprecen	ofersprǣcen
imperative
singular	ofersprec
plural	ofersprecaþ
participle	present	past
	ofersprecende	ofersprecen

Descendants

• Middle English: *overspeken
  • English: overspeak

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ofersprecan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.