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ofer-máðum

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-máðum, es; m.

A very valuable treasure, a treasure of surpassing worth,

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A very valuable treasure, a treasure of surpassing worth, Beo. Th. 5979; B. 2993

ofer-togenness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-togenness, e; f.

The condition of being covered

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The condition of being covered Wið eágena ofertogennysse ad albuginem oculorum. Lchdm. i. 176, 16

ofer-geótan

(v.)

to cover by pouring, to suffuse

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to cover by pouring, to suffuse Ðara deófla þeóstro hé oforgeát mid his ðæm scínendan leóhte he overcame the darkness of the devils by pouring upon it his shining light Blickl. Homl. 85, 8.

ofer-gapian

(v.)
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Cf. ofer-gíman

ofer-sprǽc

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Hú micel ofersprǽc cymeð of ðǽre oferwiste quanta sibi per esum loquacitas insidietur, Past. 313, 10. Add

óþ-wendan

(v.)
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to turn away, divert Uton óþwendan hit ( the kingdom of heaven ) monna bearnum, Cd. Th. 26, 8 ; Gen. 403

ofer-habban

(v.)

to command, govern

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to command, govern Hý móstan ðám læppan friþ gebicgean ðe hý under cyngces hand oferhæfdon [geweald ofer hæfdon (?)], L. Eth. ii. l; Th. i. 284, 14

ofer-wist

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-wist, e; f.

Excess in eating

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Excess in eating Sint tó manianne ða ofergífran ðeáh hié ne mǽgen ðone unþeáw forlǽtan ðære gífernesse and ðære oferwiste ðæt hé húru hine selfne ne þurhstinge mid ðý sweorde unryhthǽmedes, ac ongiete hú micel ofersprǽc cymeþ of ðære oferwiste admonendi

ofer-standan

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-standan, to stand, or
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be, above Þæt ofer his reliquias heofenlic leóht ealle niht wæs oferstandende ut super reliquias eius lux caelestis tota nocte steterit, Bd. 3, 11 ; Sch. 235, 9

ofer-færeld

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-færeld, es; m. n.

A going across, passage, transit

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Crist gewát þurh oferfæreld of deáþe tó lífe, 330, 9. Heore is ðæt scip and se ouerfæreld ðare hæuene eorum (the monks of Christchurch) est navicula et transfretatio portus, Chart. Th. 317, 38.

ofer-sleán

(v.)

to reduce, subdue

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through the body in the nightly rest and the heat of the food subdued, R.

ofer-fær

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Fram Abrahame wæs ðá forð oð Móises tíde and Israéla oferfær út of Egyptum v c wintra, Sal. K. 184, 11. Add

óþ-dón

(v.)
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to put out Gif hwá óðrum his eáge óþdó (of dó, MS. H.), L. Alf. 19; Th. i. 48, 20. Cf. æt-dón

ofer-brǽdan

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Mid lilian blóstmum of[er]brǽded, Sal. K. 148, 22. Add

ofer-feng

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-feng, es; m.

A clasp, buckle, latchet of a shoe

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A clasp, buckle, latchet of a shoe Oferfeng fibula, Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 53. Oferfengc, 74, 60: ligulam, fibulam, Hpt. Gl. 523, 2

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orf-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
orf-cynn, es; n.

Cattle

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Of eallum orfcinne de jumentis in genere suo, Gen. 6, 20

ofer-geótan

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Zosimus þá eorðan mid teárum ofer-geótende flooding the earth with his tears, Hml. S. 23 b, 363. Add

oþ-standan

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add: of a person Ðá þá seó tíd middæges tó becóm, þá oþstód hé tó sumere hwíle, hine fram þám síðfæte áhæbbende, Hml. S. 23 b, 161. of a procedure Gange se teám forð oþ þæt man wite hwǽr hé oðstande, Ll. Th. i. 158, 15.

Linked entry: æt-standan

ofer-nón

(n.)

the latter part of the day, afternoon

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the latter part of the day, afternoon Middæg sexta: nón nona: ofernón oððe geloten dæg suprema: ǽfen vesperum, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 12-15. : —

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ofer-swíþan

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Ic oferswíðrode ł (ofer-?) swáð ágen hine, Ps. L. 12, 5. Suǽofersuíða gedeafnad is sunu monnes ita exaltari oportet filium hominis, Jn. L. 3, 14. Diúl oferswíded diabolo devicto, Mt. p. 14, 6. Add