oferhergian

Old English

Etymology

From ofer- +‎ hergian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌo.ferˈxer.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˌo.verˈherˠ.ɣi.ɑn]

Verb

oferhergian

1. to ravage
   • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     An. DCC.XCVI Hēr on þȳson ġēare Ċēolwulf Myrcna cing ouerhergode Cent...

     Year 796 In this same year Ceolwulf ravaged Kent...

Conjugation

Conjugation of oferhergian (weak, class 2)

infinitive	oferhergian	oferhergienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	oferhergiġe	oferhergode
second person singular	oferhergast	oferhergodest
third person singular	oferhergaþ	oferhergode
plural	oferhergiaþ	oferhergodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	oferhergiġe	oferhergode
plural	oferhergiġen	oferhergoden
imperative
singular	oferherga
plural	oferhergiaþ
participle	present	past
	oferhergiende	oferhergod

References

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