oferteon

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /overˈteːon/

Etymology

From ofer- +‎ tēon.

Verb

ofertēon

  1. to draw one thing over another
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project.
      1. Woruld miste ofertēah, þȳstrum biþeahte.
  2. to cover by drawing one thing over another; to eclipse; to obscure
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project.
      1. Ðonne ic ofertēo heofenan mid wolcnum.
      2. Hē nǣfre eft nolde ealne middaneard mid nānum flōde ofertēon.
      3. Ðonne se fulla mōna wyrð ofertogen mid þȳstrum.
  3. to bring to an end; to end, conclude
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