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ofer-reccan

  • verb [ weak ]
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to convince, confute, convict: —
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  • Gif hine mon oferricte ðæt hé ne móste londes wyrþe beón

    if it should be proved against him that he was disqualified for holding land,

    • Chart. Th. 141, 11
      • .

  • Forðon hé ðus cwsæþ ðæt hé ða lotwrencas oferwunne and oferreahte

    quatenus et illos victrix ratio frangeret,

    • Past. 30
      • ;
    • Swt. 205, 17
      • .

  • Ðú hæfst mé swíðe rihte oferreahte (-rehtne, MS. Bod.)

    thou hast completely convinced me,

    • Bt. 34, 3
      • ;
    • Fox 138, 11
      • .

  • Ðonne is betere ðæt hié mid ryhtre race weorðen oferreahte and mid ðære race gebundene and ofersuíðde

    prodest, ut in suis allegationibus victi jaceant,

    • Past. 30
      • ;
    • Swt. 205, 3
      • .

  • Ðý læs ðonne hié oferhyggaþ ðæt hié síen oferreahte útane mid ó;ðerra manna ryhtum lárum hié ðonne síen innan gehæfte mid ofermétum

    ne dum rectis aliorum suasionibus foris superari despiciunt, intus a superbia captivi teneantur,

    • 42, 2
      • ;
    • Swt. 307, 6
      • .
Etymology
Cf. ofer-stǽlan.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ofer-reccan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/24199.

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