ofersprecan

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ofersprecan

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of ofersprecan (strong class 5)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	ofersprecan	ofersprecenne
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, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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