Ofer-sprecol

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - ofer-sprecol

According to the Old English Dictionary:

ofer-sprecol
adj. I. given to talk too much, talkative, loquacious:-- Se ðe ofersprecol biþ multiloquio serviens, Past. 38, 8 ; Swt. 279, 20. Se ofersprecola wer vir linguosus, R. Ben. 30, 5. II. given to extravagant, inconsiderate speech:-- Ofersprecelum procacibus, impru-dentibus, Hpt. Gl. 453, 14: 507, 24 ofer-sprecol
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