ofstingan

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, of- +‎ stingan (“to sting, stab”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ofˈstin.ɡɑn/, [ofˈstiŋ.ɡɑn]

Verb

ofstingan

1. to pierce, stab, wound or kill with a thrust

Conjugation

Conjugation of ofstingan (strong class 3)

infinitive	ofstingan	ofstingenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ofstinge	ofstang
second person singular	ofstingst	ofstunge
third person singular	ofstingþ	ofstang
plural	ofstingaþ	ofstungon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ofstinge	ofstunge
plural	ofstingen	ofstungen
imperative
singular	ofsting
plural	ofstingaþ
participle	present	past
	ofstingende	ofstungen

References

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