oferseon

Old English

Etymology

From ofer- +‎ sēon. Cognate with Old Saxon ovarsehan, Old High German ubarsehan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌo.ferˈse͜oːn/, [ˌo.verˈse͜oːn]

Verb

ofersēon

1. to observe, survey, see; oversee
2. to overlook, neglect, despise

Conjugation

Conjugation of ofersēon (strong, class V)

infinitive	ofersēon	ofersēonne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ofersēo	oferseah
second person singular	ofersiehst	ofersāwe
third person singular	ofersiehþ	oferseah
plural	ofersēoþ	ofersāwon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ofersēo	ofersāwe
plural	ofersēon	ofersāwen
imperative
singular	oferseoh
plural	ofersēoþ
participle	present	past
	ofersēonde	ofersewen

Conjugation of ofersēon (strong class 5 Anglian)

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infinitive	ofersēon¹	ofersē̆enne, ofersēonne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ofersēo	ofersæh
second person singular	ofersīs, ofersē̆es³	ofersēge³
third person singular	ofersīþ, *ofersē̆eþ²	ofersæh
plural	ofersēoþ²	ofersēgun, ofersēgon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ofersē̆e, ofersēo	ofersēge
plural	ofersē̆en, ofersēon¹	ofersēgen¹
imperative
singular	oferseh
plural	ofersēoþ²
participle	present	past
	ofersē̆ende, ofersēonde	oferseġen

¹In Northumbrian, final -n was regularly lost from these forms
²In Late Northumbrian, final -þ was frequently changed to -s
³In Mercian, final -t was sometimes added to these forms due to West Saxon influence

Notes on Conjugation

• See ġesēon for notes on Anglian forms.

Descendants

• Middle English: ouerseen, overseen
  • English: oversee

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “oferseón”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.