oferhebban

Old English

Etymology

From ofer- +‎ hebban. Cognate with Old High German ubarhevan, Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ufarhafjan).

Verb

oferhebban

  1. To pass by, neglect, omit.
  2. To uplift, exalt.

Conjugation
Conjugation of oferhebban (strong class 6)
infinitive oferhebban tō oferhebbenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular oferhebbe oferhōf
2nd-person singular oferhefest oferhōfe
3rd-person singular oferhefeþ oferhōf
plural oferhebbaþ oferhōfon
subjunctive present past
singular oferhebbe oferhōfe
plural oferhebben oferhōfen
imperative
singular oferhebb
plural oferhebbaþ
participle present past
oferhebbende oferhafen

Derived terms
  • oferhebbendlic

Descendants
  • Middle English: overhebben

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