ofer-flédan
to overflood, overflow, inundate, cover with water
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L.) eall ðæt Egiptisce land, and stent oferfléde hwílon mónaþ hwílon leng the river Nile floods all the land of Egypt, and continues in a state of overflow sometimes a month, sometimes longer, Lchdm. iii. 252, 23
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ofer-healfheáfod
the upper half of the head
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the upper half of the head Forheáfod anciput, æfteweard heáfod occiput, oferhealfheáfod sinciput, Wrt. Voc. i. 42, 42-44
ofer-férness
Possibility of being crossed
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Possibility of being crossed On twám stówum is oferférnes duobus tantum in locis est transmeabilis, Bd. 1, 25; S. 486, 21
ofer-feohtan
to conquer, vanquish ⬩ expugnare, devincere
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Oft hí ofyrfuhtun expugnaverunt mé, Ps. Spl. C. 128, 2. Hæfde Drihten feónd oferfohten, Cd. Th. 289, 29; Sat. 405.
ofer-stige
Astonishment, extasy
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Astonishment, extasy Hé cwæþ tó him sylfum: ' Nú ic wæs of ðam rihtan wege mínes ingeþances, ac betere hit biþ ðæt ic eft fare út of ðysum porte, ðý læs ðe ic tó swíðe dwelige ... gewislíce ic hér ongyten hæbbe ðæt mé hæfþ gelǽht fæste mínes módes oferstige
Linked entries: stige ofer-stigenness
ofer-sceatt
Money in excess (of a loan), interest
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Money in excess (of a loan), interest Ic onfénge ðæt ðe mín is mid ofersceatta cum usura Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 25, 27
ofer-lǽdan
to oppress ⬩ opprimo ⬩ oppressor ⬩ oppressio
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to oppress Ðá wæs se munt mid mycelum brógan eall oferlǽded; and unhiérlíc storm of ðæm munte ástág, Blickl. Homl. 203, 7
Linked entry: ofer-lád
ofer-ýð
An excessive wave, wave of a tempestuous sea
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An excessive wave, wave of a tempestuous sea Ná selleþ on écnysse oferýðe rihtwíse non dabit in aeternum fluctuationem justo, Ps. Spl. 54, 25
óþ-scúfan
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Him se clǽna ðǽr óþscúfeþ scearplíce (the Phenix moves off quickly from the attendant birds) ðæt hé in scade weardaþ on wudubearwe wéste stówe biholene and bihýdde hæleþa monegum dirigit in Syrian. celeres longaeva volatus, secretosque petit deserta per
ofer-micel
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Be þǽre ofermiclan friclo, þonne . . . sió ofermiclo friclo and gífernes áríst of þæs hores wǽtan, Lch. ii. 196, 1-3. Ofermi[cle] magna, An. Ox. 46, 24. Add
ord-bana
One who slays with (the point of) a weapon (ord, cf. ecg-bana), a murderer
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One who slays with (the point of) a weapon (ord, cf. ecg-bana), a murderer Ic fylde mid folmum ordbanan Abeles ( Cain ), Cd. Th. 67, 7; Gen. 1097
ofer-þeón
To thrive beyond others, to excel, surpass
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Oft on lǽwedum háde mid gódum weorcum man oferþíhþ ðone munuchád. Past. 52, 10; Swt. 411, 36. Oferþýhb, R. Ben. 12, 16. Hé oferþeáh biscopes, Shrn. 17, 11. Bútan hwylc óðerne mid geearnunge oferþeó, R. Ben. 12, 21.
ofer-gitolness
Forgetfulness, oblivion
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Ða unþeáwas oft ábisegien ðæt mód mid ofergiotulnesse, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 154, 32. Ic eom myd earmlícre ofergiotolnesse ofseten, Shrn. 198, 21. On ofergeotolnisse, Blickl. Homl. 103, 16. Ofergeot-tolnisse oblivionem Rtl. 61, 14.
ofer-stígan
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Mið dý oferstág (transcendisset) se Hǽlend in scip ofer ðæt luh, Mk. L. R. 5, 21
ofer-flówness
Superfluity, overflowing
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Of oferflównysse, S. 496, 37. His líchoma mid oforflównessum gefrætwod wæs, Blickl. Homl. 195, 12
ofer-sewenness
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In the laws of Henry I it corresponds to ofer-hírness in the Anglo-Saxon laws Habeat episcopus debita transgressionum et poenam delictorum quae nos dicimus ofersegeneisse (quae Anglice dicitur oferisæwenes, ii. 240, 22) et gyltwíte, C.
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feld-oxa
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An ox out at pasture (opposed to a fat ox) His bigleofa wæs ǽlce dæg . . . twelf fǽtte oxan and twéntig feldoxan (oxen out of the pastures; boves pascuales, 1 Kings 4, 23), Hml. Th. ii. 576, 33
óþ-cirran
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to turn away, be perverted Gif sóðfæstra þurh myrrelsan mód ne óþcyrreþ (neod cyrreþ, MS. ) if by seduction the mind the mind of the righteous is not perverted Exon. Th. 262, 26; Jul. 338. Cf. on-cirran; intrans
ofer-hlifian
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Ofe[r]hleofað praecellat, i. superemineat, An. Ox. 309. Hit (ðæt mód) swíþe oferhlifade ealle þás woruldþing rebus omnibus quae volvuntur, eminebat, Gr. D. 4, 16. Swíþe þeónde on his weorcum and ealle oferhlifigende on wurðmynte, Hml. S. 30, 4
óþ-ferian
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Se ðe ðis feoh ðþfergean (carry off, steal ) þence, Lchdm. i. 384, 9-15. Hi willaþ óþfergan, ðæt ic friþian sceal; ic him ðæt forstonde, Exon. Th. 398, 13; Rä. 17, 7. Cf. æt-ferian