ofersceawian
Old English
Alternative forms
- ofersċēaƿian – wynn spelling
Etymology
From ofer- + sċēawian. Compare Dutch overschouwen (“to oversee”).
Verb
ofersċēawian
- to overlook, superintend
Conjugation
Conjugation of ofersċēawian (weak class 2)
infinitive | ofersċēawian | ofersċēawienne |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | ofersċēawiġe | ofersċēawode |
2nd-person singular | ofersċēawast | ofersċēawodest |
3rd-person singular | ofersċēawaþ | ofersċēawode |
plural | ofersċēawiaþ | ofersċēawodon |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | ofersċēawiġe | ofersċēawode |
plural | ofersċēawiġen | ofersċēawoden |
imperative | ||
singular | ofersċēawa | |
plural | ofersċēawiaþ | |
participle | present | past |
ofersċēawiende | ofersċēawod |
References
- ofersċēawian in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary