oferstigan

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *uberstīganą. Cognate with Old High German obarstīgan, Old Norse yfirstíga, Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (ufarsteigan). Equivalent to ofer- +‎ stīgan, literally "to climb over or across." === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌo.ferˈstiː.ɡɑn/, [ˌo.verˈstiː.ɣɑn] === Verb === oferstīgan climb over: surmount, rise above c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of the Holy Virgins" late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care to go past, cross (figurative) (by extension) to be more or better: surpass, transcend, exceed c. 992, Ælfric of Eynsham, "The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle" c. 992, Ælfric, "The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost" ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== ofersteppan ==== Derived terms ==== oferstīgendlīċ