oferheafod

Old English

Etymology

From ofer- +‎ hēafod.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌo.ferˈxæ͜ɑː.fod/, [ˌo.verˈhæ͜ɑː.vod]

Adverb

oferhēafod

generally, in every case

Descendants

Middle English: over hede, over-hed, owerheved
- English: overhead

References

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

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