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ofer-híre

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-híre, adj.

Disobedient, regardless

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Disobedient, regardless Gif preóst on his scriftscíre ǽnigne man wite Gode oferhýre, oððe on heáfodleahtrum yfele befeallene, L. Edg. C. 6; Th. ii. 244, 22

Linked entries: -hýre -híre

ofer-hlýde

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-hlýde, adj.

Over-loud, noisy

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Over-loud, noisy Hé ne sý oferhlýde on stefne, R. Ben. 30, 14. Similar entries v. preceding word

ofer-gífre

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-gífre, adj.

Over-greedy, gluttonousgulae deditus

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Over-greedy, gluttonous; gulae deditus, Past. 23; Swt. 177, 4: 43; Swt. 308, 16

ofer-grǽdig

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-grǽdig, adj.

Over-greedy, too covetous

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Over-greedy, too covetous Menn beóþ ofergrædige woruldgestreóna, Wulfst. 81, 13

oferlíce

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
oferlíce, adj.

Excessivelyexcessive

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Excessively Hí mid heora synnum swá oferlíce swýðe God gegræmedon, ðæt hé lét Engla here heora eard gewinnan, Wulfst. 166, 18: 83, 14

ofermód-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ofermód-líc, adj.

Proud, arrogant, presumptuoussublimis

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Proud, arrogant, presumptuous:— Mid ofermód-lícum gilpe. Bt. 18, 4; Fox 66, 31. Hé sceal ða ofermódlícan word mid eáðmódlícum wordum gemetgian ut verba praemissae superbiae verbis subjectae humilitatis impugnet, Past. 54, 5; Swt. 423, 36

ofermódlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ofermódlíce, adv.

Proudly, arrogantly, insolentlysuperbe, proterve, elate, hyperbolice

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Proudly, arrogantly, insolently:— Hí sprecaþ swíðe ofermódlíce os eorum locutum est superbiam, Ps. Th. 16, 9. Hit ofer-módlíce férde. Blickl. Homl. 199, 17: 201, 24

ofer-ranc

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-ranc, adj.

Over-luxuriant, extravagant, sumptuous

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Over-luxuriant, extravagant, sumptuous: — God lǽteþ reáfian eówere dohtra heora gyrla and tó oferrancra heáfodge-wǽda. Wulfst. 46, 1

ofersǽ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ofersǽ-líc, adj.

Transmarine

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Transmarine: — On ðám ofersǽlícum dǽlum in trans-marinis partibus, Bd. 3, 28; S. 560, 13

Linked entry: sǽ-líc

ofersǽwisc

(adj.)
Grammar
ofersǽwisc, adj.

From beyond the seatransmarine

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From beyond the sea, transmarine: — Ofersǽwisc rind bark from beyond the sea (cinnamon), Lchdm. ii. 52, 3. Landferþ se ofersǽwisca hit gesette on Léden, Glostr. Frag. 10, 21. Hé (Benedict of Wearmouth) ða ciricean gefretwade mid godcunde wísdóme and

ofer-sprecol

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-sprecol, adj.

given to talk too much, talkative, loquaciousgiven to extravagant, inconsiderate speech

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given to talk too much, talkative, loquacious Se ðe ofersprecol biþ multiloquio serviens, Past. 38, 8; Swt. 279, 20. Se ofersprecola wer vir linguosus, R. Ben. 30, 5. given to extravagant, inconsiderate speech Ofersprecelum procacibus, impru-dentibus

Linked entry: ofer-spreca

oferstígend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
oferstígend-líc, adj.

Superlative

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Superlative Sume synd superlativa, ðæt is oferstígendlíce, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 63

of-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
of-georn, adj.

Too eager, elated

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Too eager, elated Ofgeorn[um] subnixis, Hpt. Gl. 485. 45

ófstig

(adj.)
Grammar
ófstig, adj.

Hasty, swift

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Hasty, swift Ófstige percita, velocissima, Germ. 392, 73

oft-rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
oft-rǽde, adj.

frequentready at many times

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frequent Hæglas and snáwas and se oftrǽda rén leccaþ ða eorþan on wintra, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 16. ready at many times Gafolswán sceal beón swá ic ǽr be beócere cwæþ (cf. 1. 3, beóceorl sceal hwíltidum geara beón on manegum weorcum tó hláfordes willan

oftrǽd-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
oftrǽd-líc, adj.

Frequent

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Frequent Ðis syndon ða wǽpena ðe deófol mid oferswíðed biþ, ofthrǽdlíce rǽdinga háligra bóca and gelómlíce gebedu, L. E. I. 2; Th. ii. 404, 2. Hié Alexander uneáðe oferwonn ǽgðer ge for ðære sumorhǽte ge eac for ðǽm oftrǽdlícan gefeohtum, Ors. 3, 9;

oftrǽdlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
oftrǽdlíce, adv.

Frequently, often, habitually

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Frequently, often, habitually Oftrǽdlíce crebro, fre-quenter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 81. Se Hǽlend oftrǽdlíce (frequenter) com ðyder, Jn. Skt. 18, 2. Gif man hine oftrǽdlíce (ex consuetudine) ofer drince, L. Ecg. P. iv. 33; Th. ii. 214, 12. Ǽghwæðer óðerne

on-æðele

(adj.)
Grammar
on-æðele, adj.

Natural, in accordance with the nature of a thing

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Natural, in accordance with the nature of a thing Eallum treówum, ðe him onæðele biþ, ðæt hit on holte hýhst geweaxe (cf. ðám treówum ðe him gecynde biþ up heáh tó standanne,) (Bt. 25); (Fox 88, 21), Met. 13, 51

Linked entry: ge-æðele

on-bæc

(adv.)
Grammar
on-bæc, adv.

A-back, backward, behind

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A-back, backward, behind Gang ðú sceocca onbæc, Mt. Kmbl. 4, 10. Ná gewát onbæc heorte úre non recessit retro cor nostrum, Ps. Spl. 43, 21

on-bæcling

(adv.)
Grammar
on-bæcling, adv.

Back, backward, behindretrorsum

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Back, backward, behind; retrorsum Gán onbæcling to go back, retire, Blickl. Homl. 27, 20: 31, 12: Ps. Th. 43, 19. Cer ðé onbæcling get thee behind, Cd. Th. 308, 26; Sat. 698. Forhwí gengdest ðú onbæcling quare conversus es retrorsum? Ps. Th. 113, 5.

Linked entry: on-hinderling