ofersprecan
Old English
Etymology
From ofer- + sprecan. Cognate with Old High German ubarsprehhan.
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)
infinitive | ofersprecan | tō ofersprecenne |
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indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | ofersprece | oferspræc |
2nd-person singular | oferspricest | ofersprǣce |
3rd-person singular | oferspriceþ | oferspræc |
plural | ofersprecaþ | ofersprǣcon |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | ofersprece | ofersprǣce |
plural | ofersprecen | ofersprǣcen |
imperative | ||
singular | ofersprec | |
plural | ofersprecaþ | |
participle | present | past |
ofersprecende | ofersprecen |
Descendants
- Middle English: *overspeken
- English: overspeak
References
- ofersprecan in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary