oferhycgan
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Equivalent to ofer- + hyċġan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]oferhyċġan
- to despise, scorn, be contemptuous of
- to hold in contempt
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of oferhyċġan (weak class 3)
infinitive | oferhyċġan | oferhyċġenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | oferhyċġe | oferhogde |
second person singular | oferhyġst | oferhogdest |
third person singular | oferhyġþ | oferhogde |
plural | oferhyċġaþ | oferhogdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | oferhyċġe | oferhogde |
plural | oferhyċġen | oferhogden |
imperative | ||
singular | oferhyġe | |
plural | oferhyċġaþ | |
participle | present | past |
oferhyċġende | oferhogd |
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “oferhycgan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.