oferyþ

Old English

Alternative forms

• oferȳð — edh spelling

Etymology

Equivalent to ofer- +‎ ȳþ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.ferˌyːθ/, [ˈo.verˌyːθ]

Noun

oferȳþ f (nominative plural oferȳþa)

1. an excessive wave such as from a stormy sea

Declension

Declension of oferyþ (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	oferȳþ	oferȳþe, oferȳþa
accusative	oferȳþ, oferȳþe	oferȳþe, oferȳþa
genitive	oferȳþe	oferȳþa
dative	oferȳþe	oferȳþum

References

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