oferhebban

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌo.ferˈxeb.bɑn/, [ˌo.verˈheb.bɑn]

Verb

oferhebban

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of oferhebban (strong class 6)

infinitive	oferhebban	oferhebbenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	oferhebbe	oferhōf
second person singular	oferhefest	oferhōfe
third person singular	oferhefeþ	oferhōf
plural	oferhebbaþ	oferhōfon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	oferhebbe	oferhōfe
plural	oferhebben	oferhōfen
imperative
singular	oferhefe
plural	oferhebbaþ
participle	present	past
	oferhebbende	oferhæfen, oferhafen, oferhefen

Derived terms

• oferhebbendlic

Descendants

• Middle English: overhebben
  • English: overheave

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “oferhebban”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.