"ofersprecan" meaning in Old English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌo.ferˈspre.kɑn/, [ˌo.verˈspre.kɑn]
Etymology: From ofer- + sprecan. Cognate with Old High German ubarsprehhan. Etymology templates: {{af|ang|ofer-|sprecan}} ofer- + sprecan, {{cog|goh|ubarsprehhan}} Old High German ubarsprehhan Head templates: {{ang-verb}} ofersprecan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|ofersprecan<s5>}} Forms: strong [table-tags], ofersprecan [infinitive], ofersprecenne [infinitive], ofersprece [first-person, present, singular], oferspræc [first-person, past, singular], oferspricst [present, second-person, singular], ofersprǣce [past, second-person, singular], oferspricþ [present, singular, third-person], oferspræc [past, singular, third-person], ofersprecaþ [plural, present], ofersprǣcon [past, plural], ofersprece [present, singular], ofersprǣce [past, singular], ofersprecen [plural, present], ofersprǣcen [past, plural], ofersprec [imperative, past, present, singular], ofersprecaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], ofersprecende [imperative, present], ofersprecen [imperative, past]
  1. to say too much, use too many words
    Sense id: en-ofersprecan-ang-verb-p3PJ7X0G Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with ofer- Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with ofer-: 74 26
  2. to say or speak too much, more than is just
    Sense id: en-ofersprecan-ang-verb-28wLc8Jb

Inflected forms

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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "*overspeken"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: *overspeken",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: *overspeken"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "overspeak"
          },
          "expansion": "English: overspeak",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: overspeak"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "af"
    },
    {
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        "2": "ubarsprehhan"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ofer- + sprecan. Cognate with Old High German ubarsprehhan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "5",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprecan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprecenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprece",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oferspræc",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oferspricst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprǣce",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oferspricþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oferspræc",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprecaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprǣcon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprece",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprǣce",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprecen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprǣcen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprec",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprecende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprecen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ofersprecan<s5>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "83 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "to say too much, use too many words"
      ],
      "id": "en-ofersprecan-ang-verb-p3PJ7X0G",
      "links": [
        [
          "say",
          "say"
        ],
        [
          "too much",
          "too much"
        ],
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ],
        [
          "too many",
          "too many"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to say or speak too much, more than is just"
      ],
      "id": "en-ofersprecan-ang-verb-28wLc8Jb",
      "links": [
        [
          "speak",
          "speak"
        ],
        [
          "just",
          "just"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌo.ferˈspre.kɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌo.verˈspre.kɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ofersprecan"
}
{
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    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms prefixed with ofer-",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs"
  ],
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          "args": {
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            "2": "*overspeken"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: *overspeken",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: *overspeken"
    },
    {
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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      "name": "af"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ofer- + sprecan. Cognate with Old High German ubarsprehhan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "5",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprecan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprecenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprece",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oferspræc",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oferspricst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprǣce",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oferspricþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "oferspræc",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprecaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprǣcon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprece",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprǣce",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprecen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprǣcen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprec",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprecaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprecende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ofersprecen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ofersprecan",
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        "1": "ofersprecan<s5>"
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    }
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to say too much, use too many words"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "say",
          "say"
        ],
        [
          "too much",
          "too much"
        ],
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ],
        [
          "too many",
          "too many"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to say or speak too much, more than is just"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "speak",
          "speak"
        ],
        [
          "just",
          "just"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌo.ferˈspre.kɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˌo.verˈspre.kɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ofersprecan"
}

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