oferlecgan
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *obarlaggjan, from Proto-Germanic *uberlagjaną, equivalent to ofer- + leċġan. Cognate with Old Frisian overledza, ūrledza, Old High German ubarleggen, Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ufarlagjan).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
oferleċġan
- to lay over, above, or upon something else, cover the surface of
- to overburden, oppress; weigh down
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of oferleċġan (weak class 1)
infinitive | oferleċġan | oferleċġenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | oferleċġe | oferleġde |
second person singular | oferleġst | oferleġdest |
third person singular | oferleġþ | oferleġde |
plural | oferleċġaþ | oferleġdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | oferleċġe | oferleġde |
plural | oferleċġen | oferleġden |
imperative | ||
singular | oferleġe | |
plural | oferleċġaþ | |
participle | present | past |
oferleċġende | oferleġed, oferleġd |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “oferlecgan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Categories:
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *legʰ-
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms prefixed with ofer-
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English verbs
- Old English class 1 weak verbs