oferhabban

oferhabban

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to ofer- +‎ habban.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌoverˈhɑb.bɑn/

Verb

oferhabban

1. 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

Conjugation of oferhabban (weak class 3)

infinitive	oferhabban	tō [[oferhabbenne, oferhæbbenne
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	oferhæbbe	oferhæfde
2nd-person singular	oferhæfst, oferhafast	oferhæfdest
3rd-person singular	oferhæfþ, oferhafaþ	oferhæfde
plural	oferhabbaþ	oferhæfdon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	oferhæbbe	oferhæfde
plural	oferhæbben	oferhæfden
imperative
singular	oferhafa
plural	oferhabbaþ
participle	present	past
	oferhæbbende	oferhæfed, oferhæfd

References

• Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary