ofersprecolnes

Old English

Alternative forms

• ofersprecelnes, ofersprecolnys

Etymology

Equivalent to ofersprecol +‎ -nes. Literally *overspeakleness if it survived in Modern English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.ferˌspre.kol.nes/, [ˈo.verˌspre.kol.nes]

Noun

ofersprecolnes f (nominative plural ofersprecolnessa)

1. talkativeness, loquaciousness

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ofersprecolnes	ofersprecolnessa, ofersprecolnesse
accusative	ofersprecolnesse	ofersprecolnessa, ofersprecolnesse
genitive	ofersprecolnesse	ofersprecolnessa
dative	ofersprecolnesse	ofersprecolnessum

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