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of-faran

  • verb [ strong ]
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to come up with those who are pursued, to overtake, to get near enough to attack, to reach and attack
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  • Ðá Philippus wæs cirrende ðá offór hiene óðere Sciððie Triballe wǽron hátene

    revertenti Philippo Triballi bello obviunt,

      Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 118, 1.
  • Ðá cómon Tarentíne tó heora ágnum scipum, and ðá oðre hindan offóran, and hié ealle him tó gewildum gedydan búton v

    Tarentini Romanam classem praetereuntem hostiliter invaserunt, quinque tantum navibus per fugam elapsis,

      4, 1; Swt. 154, 6.
  • Ðá offóron hié ðone here hindan æt Buttingtúne and hine ðǽr bésǽton

    they pursued and came up with the Danes at Buttington, and there besieged them,

      Chr. 894; Erl. 92, 22.
  • Hié offóron ðone here hindan, ðá hé hámweard wæs, and him ðá wið gefuhton,

      911; Erl. 100, 26.
  • Ðá ne mehte seó fird hié ná hindan offaran, ǽr hié wǽron inne on ðan geweorce,

      894; Erl. 93, 7.
  • Se cyng ofslóh heora swá feala swá he offaran mihte,

      1016; Erl. 157, 8.
  • Ic tó fare adeo, ic eom offaren

    adeor,

      Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 1.
Similar entries
v. of-féran, -fylgan, -irnan, -rídan.
Linked entries
v.  of-féran of-rídan of-sendan.
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