Etymology

overspeak

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Today it means: To exceed in speaking. Full definition →

Middle English *overspeken ← Old English ofersprecan
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  1. Old English · inherited fromofersprecan“to say too much”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*overspeken
  3. English todayoverspeak

From Middle English *overspeken, from Old English ofersprecan (“to say too much”), equivalent to over- + speak.

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