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

Strong ō-stem:

	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