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Old English · noun

gafspræc

Part of speech
noun, feminine
IPA
/ˈɡɑfˌspræːt͡ʃ/
Syllables
ˈɡɑf · ˌspræːt͡ʃ (2 syllables)
Modern English
buffoonery

Meaning

  1. buffoonery

Etymology

From gaf (“lewd, vile, base”) + sprǣċ (“speech”)

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