oferspræc

Old English

Alternative forms
  • oferspǣċ

Etymology

Equivalent to ofer- +‎ sprǣċ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈo.ferˌspræːt͡ʃ/, [ˈo.verˌspræːt͡ʃ]

Noun

ofersprǣċ f (nominative plural ofersprǣċa or ofersprǣċe)

  1. excess speech, loquaciousness

Declension
Declension of oferspræc (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ofersprǣċ ofersprǣċa, ofersprǣċe
accusative ofersprǣċe ofersprǣċa, ofersprǣċe
genitive ofersprǣċe ofersprǣċa
dative ofersprǣċe ofersprǣċum

References
  • Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
  • T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921
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