oferhabban

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to ofer- +‎ habban.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌo.ferˈxɑb.bɑn/, [ˌo.verˈhɑb.bɑn]

Verb

oferhabban

  1. to command, govern
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
      Hȳ mōstan ðām læppan friþ gebicgean ðe hȳ, under cyngces hand, oferhæfdon.
      They might purchase peace for that district which, subject to the king, they ruled over.

Conjugation

Conjugation of oferhabban (weak, class 3)
infinitive oferhabban oferhæbbenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular oferhæbbe oferhæfde
second person singular oferhæfst oferhæfdest
third person singular oferhæfþ oferhæfde
plural oferhabbaþ oferhæfdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular oferhæbbe oferhæfde
plural oferhæbben oferhæfden
imperative
singular oferhafa
plural oferhabbaþ
participle present past
oferhæbbende oferhæfd

References

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