oferwadan

Old English

Alternative forms
  • oferƿadan

Etymology

Equivalent to ofer- +‎ wadan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /overˈwɑdɑn/

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 tō oferwadenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular oferwade oferwōd
2nd-person singular oferwædest oferwōde
3rd-person singular oferwædeþ oferwōd
plural oferwadaþ oferwōdon
subjunctive present past
singular oferwade oferwōde
plural oferwaden oferwōden
imperative
singular oferwad
plural oferwadaþ
participle present past
oferwadende (ġe)oferwaden

References
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