oferlecgan

Old English

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˌo.ferˈlej.jɑn/, [ˌo.verˈled.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

oferleċġan

1. to lay over, above, or upon something else, cover the surface of
2. to overburden, oppress; weigh down

Conjugation

Conjugation of oferleċġan (weak class 1)

infinitive	oferleċġan	oferleċġenne
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

• Middle English: overlayen
  • English: overlay

References

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