oferfaran

Old English

Etymology

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

Verb

oferfaran

  1. To go off, pass or cross something, go or pass through, penetrate, traverse.
  2. To come upon, come across, meet with.

Conjugation
Conjugation of oferfaran (strong class 6)
infinitive oferfaran tō oferfarenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular oferfare oferfōr
2nd-person singular oferfærest oferfōre
3rd-person singular oferfæreþ oferfōr
plural oferfaraþ oferfōron
subjunctive present past
singular oferfare oferfōre
plural oferfaren oferfōren
imperative
singular oferfar
plural oferfaraþ
participle present past
oferfarende oferfaren

Descendants
  • Middle English: ouerfaren, *overfaren

References
  • oferfaran in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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