Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]oferhergian
- 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...
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Conjugation
[edit]| 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
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ofer-hergian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.