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Old English · noun

ofersprecolnes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈo.ferˌspre.kol.nes/
[ˈo.verˌspre.kol.nes]
Syllables
ˈo · fer · ˌspre · kol · nes (5 syllables)
Modern English
talkativenessloquaciousness

Meaning

  1. talkativeness, loquaciousness

Declension

All forms (4)

Etymology

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

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