ofsceadan

Old English

Alternative forms

• ofsċādan

Etymology

Equivalent to of- +‎ sċeādan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ofˈʃɑː.dɑn/
• IPA^(key): /ofˈʃæ͜ɑː.dɑn/

Verb

ofsċeādan or ofsċēadan

1. to divide off, separate

Conjugation

Conjugation of ofsċeādan (strong, class VII)

infinitive	ofsċeādan	ofsċeādenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ofsċeāde	ofsċēd, ofsċēad
second person singular	ofsċēatst	ofsċēde, ofsċēade
third person singular	ofsċēatt, ofsċēat	ofsċēd, ofsċēad
plural	ofsċeādaþ	ofsċēdon, ofsċēadon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ofsċeāde	ofsċēde, ofsċēade
plural	ofsċeāden	ofsċēden, ofsċēaden
imperative
singular	ofsċeād
plural	ofsċeādaþ
participle	present	past
	ofsċeādende	ofsċeāden

Conjugation of ofsċēadan (strong, class VII)

infinitive	ofsċēadan	ofsċēadenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ofsċēade	ofsċēd, ofsċēad
second person singular	ofsċēatst	ofsċēde, ofsċēade
third person singular	ofsċēatt, ofsċēat	ofsċēd, ofsċēad
plural	ofsċēadaþ	ofsċēdon, ofsċēadon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ofsċēade	ofsċēde, ofsċēade
plural	ofsċēaden	ofsċēden, ofsċēaden
imperative
singular	ofsċēad
plural	ofsċēadaþ
participle	present	past
	ofsċēadende	ofsċēaden

References

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