oferfaran

Old English

Etymology

From ofer- +‎ faran. Compare Old High German ubarfaran.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌo.ferˈfɑ.rɑn/, [ˌo.verˈfɑ.rɑn]

Verb

oferfaran

to go off, pass or cross something, go or pass through, penetrate, traverse
to come upon, come across, meet with

Conjugation

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Descendants

Middle English: ouerfaren, *overfaren
- English: overfare

References

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

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