oferhabban

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to ofer- +‎ habban.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌo.ferˈxɑb.bɑn/, [ˌo.verˈhɑb.bɑn]

Verb

oferhabban

1. to command, govern
   • 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:

     Hȳ mōstan ðām læppan friþ gebicgean ðe hȳ, under cyngces hand, oferhæfdon.

     They might purchase peace for that district which, subject to the king, they ruled over.

Conjugation

Conjugation of oferhabban (weak class 3)

infinitive	oferhabban	oferhæbbenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	oferhæbbe	oferhæfde
second person singular	oferhæfst	oferhæfdest
third person singular	oferhæfþ	oferhæfde
plural	oferhabbaþ	oferhæfdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	oferhæbbe	oferhæfde
plural	oferhæbben	oferhæfden
imperative
singular	oferhafa
plural	oferhabbaþ
participle	present	past
	oferhæbbende	oferhæfd

References

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