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
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