oferweorpan

Old English

Alternative forms
  • oferƿeorpan – wynn spelling

Etymology

Equivalent to ofer- +‎ weorpan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌo.ferˈwe͜or.pɑn/, [ˌo.verˈwe͜orˠ.pɑn]

Verb

oferweorpan

  1. to turn over, overturn
  2. to throw upon, sprinkle
  3. (intransitive) to fall down

Conjugation
Conjugation of oferweorpan (strong class 3)
infinitive oferweorpan oferweorpenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular oferweorpe oferwearp
2nd-person singular oferwierpst oferwurpe
3rd-person singular oferwierpþ oferwearp
plural oferweorpaþ oferwurpon
subjunctive present past
singular oferweorpe oferwurpe
plural oferweorpen oferwurpen
imperative
singular oferweorp
plural oferweorpaþ
participle present past
oferweorpende oferworpen

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