- ofersprǽce
- adj talkative, tale-bearing
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
ofersprǽce
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ofersprǽc — f ( e/ a) loquacity … Old to modern English dictionary
ofersprǽdan — wv/t1b to overlay, cover … Old to modern English dictionary
ofersprecan — sv/i5 3rd pres oferspricþ past oferspræc/ofersprǽcon ptp ofersprecen to say too much; be abusive … Old to modern English dictionary
Overspread — O ver*spread , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overspread}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overspreading}.] [AS. oferspr[=ae]dan.] To spread over; to cover; as, the deluge overspread the earth. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Those nations of the North Which overspread the world … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overspread — O ver*spread , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overspread}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overspreading}.] [AS. oferspr[=ae]dan.] To spread over; to cover; as, the deluge overspread the earth. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Those nations of the North Which overspread the world … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overspreading — Overspread O ver*spread , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overspread}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overspreading}.] [AS. oferspr[=ae]dan.] To spread over; to cover; as, the deluge overspread the earth. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Those nations of the North Which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cuman — sv/i4 3rd pres cymþ past cóm/on, cwóm/on ptp is gecumen 1. to come, go, happen; cuman ongunnon they attempted to come; of movement, (1) to a place; wé cómon tó þǽm mere we came to the lake; (2) from a place, to get away; híe nisten hú híe þanon… … Old to modern English dictionary
oferspréce — see ofersprǽce … Old to modern English dictionary
overspread — /oʊvəˈsprɛd/ (say ohvuh spred) verb (t) (overspread, overspreading) to spread or diffuse over. {Middle English, Old English ofersprǣdan} …
