Old English · verb
oferhabban
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 3
- IPA
- /ˌo.ferˈxɑb.bɑn/[ˌo.verˈhɑb.bɑn]
- Syllables
- ˌo · fer · ˈxɑb · bɑn (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- govern
Meaning
-
to command, govern
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.
1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | oferhæbbe | oferhæfde |
| 2nd singular | oferhæfst | oferhæfdest |
| 3rd singular | oferhæfþ | oferhæfde |
| Plural | oferhabbaþ | oferhæfdon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | oferhæbbe | oferhæfde |
| Plural | oferhæbben | oferhæfden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | oferhabban |
| Inflected infinitive | oferhæbbenne |
| Imperative singular | oferhafa |
| Imperative plural | oferhabbaþ |
| Present participle | oferhæbbende |
| Past participle | oferhæfd |
All forms (14)
Etymology
Equivalent to ofer- + habban.
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