oferhabban
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Equivalent to ofer- + habban.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]oferhabban
- 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
[edit]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
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “oferhabban”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.