oferhabban

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to ofer- +‎ habban.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌoverˈhɑb.bɑn/

Verb

oferhabban

  1. to command, govern
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
      Hȳ mōstan ðām læppan friþ gebicgean ðe hȳ, under cyngces hand, oferhæfdon.
      They might purchase peace for that district which, subject to the king, they ruled over.

Conjugation
Conjugation of oferhabban (weak class 3)
infinitive oferhabban tō [[oferhabbenne, oferhæbbenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular oferhæbbe oferhæfde
2nd-person singular oferhæfst, oferhafast oferhæfdest
3rd-person singular oferhæfþ, oferhafaþ oferhæfde
plural oferhabbaþ oferhæfdon
subjunctive present past
singular oferhæbbe oferhæfde
plural oferhæbben oferhæfden
imperative
singular oferhafa
plural oferhabbaþ
participle present past
oferhæbbende oferhæfed, oferhæfd

References
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