ofersceawian

Old English

Etymology

From ofer- +‎ sċēawian. Compare Dutch overschouwen (“to oversee”).

Verb

ofersċēawian

1. to overlook, superintend

Conjugation

Conjugation of ofersċēawian (weak class 2)

infinitive	ofersċēawian	ofersċēawienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ofersċēawiġe	ofersċēawode
second person singular	ofersċēawast	ofersċēawodest
third person singular	ofersċēawaþ	ofersċēawode
plural	ofersċēawiaþ	ofersċēawodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ofersċēawiġe	ofersċēawode
plural	ofersċēawiġen	ofersċēawoden
imperative
singular	ofersċēawa
plural	ofersċēawiaþ
participle	present	past
	ofersċēawiende	ofersċēawod

References

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