oferhycgan

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to ofer- +‎ hyċġan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌo.ferˈxyj.jɑn/, [ˌo.verˈhyd.d͡ʒɑn]

Verb

oferhyċġan

to despise, scorn, be contemptuous of
to hold in contempt

Conjugation

Conjugation of oferhyċġan (weak class 3)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	oferhyċġan	oferhyċġenne
first person singular	oferhyċġe	oferhogde
second person singular	oferhyġst	oferhogdest
third person singular	oferhyġþ	oferhogde
plural	oferhyċġaþ	oferhogdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	oferhyċġe	oferhogde
plural	oferhyċġen	oferhogden
imperative
singular	oferhyġe
plural	oferhyċġaþ
participle	present	past
	oferhyċġende	oferhogd

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “oferhycgan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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