oferþencan

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, ofer- +‎ þenċan (“to think”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.ferˌθen.t͡ʃɑn/, [ˈo.verˌθen.t͡ʃɑn]

Verb

oferþenċan

1. to think over

Conjugation

Conjugation of oferþenċan (weak class 1)

infinitive	oferþenċan	oferþenċenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	oferþenċe	oferþōhte
second person singular	oferþenċest, oferþencst	oferþōhtest
third person singular	oferþenċeþ, oferþencþ	oferþōhte
plural	oferþenċaþ	oferþōhton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	oferþenċe	oferþōhte
plural	oferþenċen	oferþōhten
imperative
singular	oferþenċ
plural	oferþenċaþ
participle	present	past
	oferþenċende	oferþōht

Descendants

• English: overthink

References

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