oferlibban

Old English

Etymology

From ofer- +‎ libban. Cognate with Old High German ubarlebēn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌo.ferˈlib.bɑn/, [ˌo.verˈlib.bɑn]

Verb

oferlibban

to outlive, survive

Conjugation

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Descendants

Middle English: overliven
- English: overlive

References

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

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