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ofer-méde

  • noun [ feminineneuter ]
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Grammar
ofer-méde, es; n.: -médu; f. [the plural form is used with singular meaning, cf. ofer-hygd, -méttu]
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  • His ofermédu is fruma úres forlores,

      Past. 41; Swt. 301, 8.
  • Ofermédes

    elationis,

      Hpt. Gl. 433, 31.
  • His engyl ongan oferméde micel áhebban,

      Cd. Th. 19, 19; Gen. 293.
  • Ðæt hie ne ástigan on ofermédu,

      Blickl. Homl. 185, 14.
  • Se ðe on ofermédum leofaþ,

      Exon. Th. 317, 33; Mód. 75.
Etymology
[O. H. Ger. ubar-muoti superbia, elatio, animositas.]
Similar entries
v. ofer-mód, -méttu.
Linked entries
v.  ofer-médu ofer-mód ofer-mód.
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  • ofer-méde, n.