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ofer-sprecan

  • verb [ strong ]
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to say too much, use too many words
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  • Ne flýt ðú wið ánwilne man ne wið ofersprecenne

    don't dispute with an obstinate man, or with one using too many words,

      Prov. Kmbl. 5.
to say too much, more than is just
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  • Ofersprecendes

    obloquentis,

      Ps. Lamb. 43, 17.
  • [O. H. Ger. ubar-sprehhan blasphemare.]
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  • ofer-sprecan, v.