Afrikaans

Verb

oorly ‎(present oorly, present participle oorlydende, past participle oorly)

1. to die

Usage notes

• The present participle is barely attestable; sterwende will be used instead.
• Alongside regular het oorly, this verb has an alternative irregular past tense is oorlede:

Dit is die huis waar hy op die ouderdom van 80 jaar oorlede is. — “This is the house where we died at the age of 80.”

• The above construction refers to the past and is clearly verbal. Beyond this, oorlede can also be an adjective in a phrase like the following:

Hy is al lank oorlede. — “He has long been dead.”

Synonyms

• sterf