oferfaran
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From ofer- + faran. Compare Old High German ubarfaran.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
oferfaran
- to go off, pass or cross something, go or pass through, penetrate, traverse
- to come upon, come across, meet with
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of oferfaran (strong class 6)
infinitive | oferfaran | oferfarenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | oferfare | oferfōr |
second person singular | oferfærest, oferfærst | oferfōre |
third person singular | oferfæreþ, oferfærþ | oferfōr |
plural | oferfaraþ | oferfōron |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | oferfare | oferfōre |
plural | oferfaren | oferfōren |
imperative | ||
singular | oferfar | |
plural | oferfaraþ | |
participle | present | past |
oferfarende | oferfæren, oferfaren |
Descendants edit
- Middle English: ouerfaren, *overfaren
- English: overfare
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “oferfaran”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.