oferyþ

Old English

Alternative forms

oferȳð — edh spelling

Etymology

Equivalent to ofer- +‎ ȳþ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈo.ferˌyːθ/, [ˈo.verˌyːθ]

Noun

oferȳþ f (nominative plural oferȳþa)

an excessive wave such as from a stormy sea

Declension

Declension of oferyþ (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	oferȳþ	oferȳþe, oferȳþa
accusative	oferȳþ, oferȳþe	oferȳþe, oferȳþa
genitive	oferȳþe	oferȳþa
dative	oferȳþe	oferȳþum

References

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

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