oferfaran

Old English

Etymology

From ofer- +‎ faran. Compare Old High German ubarfaran.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌo.ferˈfɑ.rɑn/, [ˌo.verˈfɑ.rɑn]

Verb

oferfaran

to go off, pass or cross something, go or pass through, penetrate, traverse
to come upon, come across, meet with

Conjugation

Conjugation of oferfaran (strong class 6)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	oferfaran	oferfarenne
first person singular	oferfare	oferfōr
second person singular	oferfærest, oferfærst	oferfōre
third person singular	oferfæreþ, oferfærþ	oferfōr
plural	oferfaraþ	oferfōron
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	oferfare	oferfōre
plural	oferfaren	oferfōren
imperative
singular	oferfar
plural	oferfaraþ
participle	present	past
	oferfarende	oferfæren, oferfaren

Descendants

Middle English: ouerfaren, *overfaren
- English: overfare

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “oferfaran”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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