ofersawan

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to ofer- +‎ sāwan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌo.ferˈsɑː.wɑn/, [ˌo.verˈsɑː.wɑn]

Verb

ofersāwan

1. to sow seed over other sown seed; to oversow

Conjugation

Conjugation of ofersāwan (strong class 7)

infinitive	ofersāwan	ofersāwenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ofersāwe	ofersēow
second person singular	ofersǣwst	ofersēowe
third person singular	ofersǣwþ	ofersēow
plural	ofersāwaþ	ofersēowon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ofersāwe	ofersēowe
plural	ofersāwen	ofersēowen
imperative
singular	ofersāw
plural	ofersāwaþ
participle	present	past
	ofersāwende	ofersāwen

Synonyms

• oferġesāwan

Descendants

• English: oversow

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “OFERSĀWAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “OFERSĀWAN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.