oferseon

Old English

Etymology

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

Verb

ofersēon

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

Conjugation
Conjugation of ofersēon (strong class 5)
infinitive ofersēon tō ofersēonne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ofersēo oferseah
2nd-person singular ofersīehst ofersāwe, ofersǣġe
3rd-person singular ofersīehþ oferseah
plural ofersēoþ ofersāwon, ofersǣgon
subjunctive present past
singular ofersēo ofersāwe, ofersǣġe
plural ofersēon ofersāwen, ofersǣġen
imperative
singular oferseoh
plural ofersēoþ
participle present past
ofersēonde ofersewen, oferseġen

Descendants

References
  • oferseón in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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