oferswiþness

Old English

Etymology

From ofer- +‎ swīþness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.ferˌswiːθ.ness/, [ˈo.verˌswiːð.nes]

Noun

oferswīþness f

1. oppression
2. distress

References

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