oferhieran

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *uberhauzijaną. Equivalent to ofer- +‎ hīeran.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌo.ferˈxi͜yː.rɑn/, [ˌo.verˈhi͜yː.rɑn]

Verb

oferhīeran (West Saxon)

  1. (with dative) to not listen to, disregard, disobey
  2. (with accusative) to overhear

Conjugation

Conjugation of oferhīeran (weak, class 1)
infinitive oferhīeran oferhīerenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular oferhīere oferhīerde
second person singular oferhīerest, oferhīerst oferhīerdest
third person singular oferhīereþ, oferhīerþ oferhīerde
plural oferhīeraþ oferhīerdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular oferhīere oferhīerde
plural oferhīeren oferhīerden
imperative
singular oferhīer
plural oferhīeraþ
participle present past
oferhīerende oferhīered

Derived terms

  • oferhīere (“disobedient”)
  • oferhīernes (“disobedience, neglect, contempt”)

Descendants

  • Middle English: overheren
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.