ofersprecan
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ofer- + sprecan. Cognate with Old High German ubarsprehhan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ofersprecan
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of ofersprecan (strong class 5)
infinitive | ofersprecan | ofersprecenne |
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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
[edit]- Middle English: *overspeken
- English: overspeak
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ofersprecan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.