oferteon
Old English
Etymology
From ofer- + tēon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌo.ferˈte͜oːn/, [ˌo.verˈte͜oːn]
Verb
ofertēon
- to draw one thing over another
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project.
- Woruld miste ofertēah, þȳstrum biþeahte. ― (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project.
- to cover by drawing one thing over another; to eclipse; to obscure
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project.
- Ðonne ic ofertēo heofenan mid wolcnum. ― (please add an English translation of this quote)
- Hē nǣfre eft nolde ealne middaneard mid nānum flōde ofertēon. ― (please add an English translation of this quote)
- Ðonne se fulla mōna wyrð ofertogen mid þȳstrum. ― (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project.
- to bring to an end; to end, conclude
Conjugation
Conjugation of ofertēon (strong class 2)
| infinitive | ofertēon | ofertēonne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ofertēo | ofertēah |
| second person singular | ofertīehst | ofertuge |
| third person singular | ofertīehþ | ofertēah |
| plural | ofertēoþ | ofertugon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ofertēo | ofertuge |
| plural | ofertēon | ofertugen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ofertēoh | |
| plural | ofertēoþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ofertēonde | ofertogen | |
Synonyms
- adeorcian
- asweartian
- āþȳstrian
- behelian
- behlīdan
- beþeccan
- dimmian
- endian
- forbregdan
- fordyttan
- fortimbran
- fortēon
- genipan
- geþȳstrian
- geþuhsian
- lūcan
- ofþȳstrian
- sweorcan
- þeccan
- wreon
Antonyms
- abeþecian
- barian
- beginnan
- forþtēon
- geēowan
- onginnan
- openian
- unhelian
- unþeccan
- unwreon
Derived terms
- ofertogennes
Related terms
- āspringan
- āsprungennes
- beclysan
- bedēaglian
- deorcian
- deagol
- exlypsis
- genip
- mist
- nifol
- stoppian
- þȳstrian
- upsprungennes
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “oferteon”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- German Lexicon Project
- Old English to Modern English Translator