oferwyrcan

Old English

Alternative forms

oferwyrċean

Etymology

From ofer- +‎ wyrċan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌo.ferˈwyr.t͡ʃɑn/, [ˌo.verˈwyrˠ.t͡ʃɑn]

Verb

oferwyrċan

to cover by working, overlay, work a covering over something

Conjugation

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Descendants

Middle English: overwerken (possibly)
- English: overwork

References

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

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