ofergan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to overspread, overrun, conquer, be over anything, come upon, attack; onfall
- to go or pass over a limit, transgress
- to go across, traverse, pass off or away, come to an end
Etymology
Prefix from Old English gān (go).
Origin
Old English
gān
Gloss
go
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
行
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *gānaz Proto-Germanic
- *gāną Proto-Germanic
- began Old English
- foregan Old English
- forgan Old English
- forþgan Old English
- gān Old English
- ingan Old English
- ofgan Old English
- togan Old English
- upgan Old English
- utgan Old English
- wenden Old English
- wiþgan Old English
- ymbgan Old English
- þurhgan Old English
- gan Middle English
- gon Middle English
- *gān gmw-pro
- gaan Scots