ofersceadan

Old English

Alternative forms

• oferscādan

Etymology

Equivalent to ofer- +‎ sceādan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌo.ferˈʃɑː.dɑn/, [ˌo.verˈʃɑː.dɑn]
• IPA^(key): /ˌo.ferˈʃæ͜ɑː.dɑn/, [ˌo.verˈʃæ͜ɑː.dɑn]

Verb

ofersċeādan or ofersċēadan

1. to sprinkle over with something

Conjugation

Conjugation of ofersċeādan (strong class 7)

infinitive	ofersċeādan	ofersċeādenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ofersċeāde	ofersċēd, ofersċēad
second person singular	ofersċēatst	ofersċēde, ofersċēade
third person singular	ofersċēatt, ofersċēat	ofersċēd, ofersċēad
plural	ofersċeādaþ	ofersċēdon, ofersċēadon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ofersċeāde	ofersċēde, ofersċēade
plural	ofersċeāden	ofersċēden, ofersċēaden
imperative
singular	ofersċeād
plural	ofersċeādaþ
participle	present	past
	ofersċeādende	ofersċeāden

Conjugation of ofersċēadan (strong class 7)

infinitive	ofersċēadan	ofersċēadenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ofersċēade	ofersċēd, ofersċēad
second person singular	ofersċēatst	ofersċēde, ofersċēade
third person singular	ofersċēatt, ofersċēat	ofersċēd, ofersċēad
plural	ofersċēadaþ	ofersċēdon, ofersċēadon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ofersċēade	ofersċēde, ofersċēade
plural	ofersċēaden	ofersċēden, ofersċēaden
imperative
singular	ofersċēad
plural	ofersċēadaþ
participle	present	past
	ofersċēadende	ofersċēaden

References

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