oferwadan

Old English

Alternative forms

• oferƿadan — wynn spelling

Etymology

Equivalent to ofer- +‎ wadan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌo.ferˈwɑ.dɑn/, [ˌo.verˈwɑ.dɑn]

Verb

oferwadan

1. (transitive) to cross over (something) by wading
   • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online

     Ðā gebēotode Cirus ðæt hē his þegn on hire swā gewrecan wolde ðæt hīe mehte wīfmon be hiere cnēowe oferwadan.

     Then Cirus altogether vowed that he would thus wreak his thane for it that a woman could cross over them by wading at their knees.

Conjugation

Conjugation of oferwadan (strong class 6)

infinitive	oferwadan	oferwadenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	oferwade	oferwōd
second person singular	oferwætst	oferwōde
third person singular	oferwætt, oferwæt	oferwōd
plural	oferwadaþ	oferwōdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	oferwade	oferwōde
plural	oferwaden	oferwōden
imperative
singular	oferwad
plural	oferwadaþ
participle	present	past
	oferwadende	oferwæden, oferwaden

References

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