Old English · verb
oferhergian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˌo.ferˈxer.ɡi.ɑn/[ˌo.verˈherˠ.ɣi.ɑn]
- Syllables
- ˌo · fer · ˈxer · ɡi · ɑn (5 syllables)
- Modern English
- ravage
Meaning
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to ravage
An. DCC.XCVI Hēr on þȳson ġēare Ċēolwulf Myrcna cing ouerhergode Cent...
Year 796 In this same year Ceolwulf ravaged Kent...
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | oferhergiġe | oferhergode |
| 2nd singular | oferhergast | oferhergodest |
| 3rd singular | oferhergaþ | oferhergode |
| Plural | oferhergiaþ | oferhergodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | oferhergiġe | oferhergode |
| Plural | oferhergiġen | oferhergoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | oferhergian |
| Inflected infinitive | oferhergienne |
| Imperative singular | oferherga |
| Imperative plural | oferhergiaþ |
| Present participle | oferhergiende |
| Past participle | oferhergod |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From ofer- + hergian.
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