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ofer-hygdiglíce

(adv.)
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ofer-hygdiglíce, adv.
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Proudly, arrogantly Heó hí áhebbað oferhigdilíce (-hídiglíce, v. l. superbe ) ongén þá beboda þǽre sóðfæstnesse, Gr. D. 197, 16. Hé wende ꝥ hé mihte þá ylcan brógan him gedón þe hé ǽr gewunode óðrum mannum tó dónne, and ongan mid mycclum stefnum clypian

Linked entry: hygdiglíce

ofer-hygdlíce

(adv.)
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ofer-hygdlíce, adv.
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Arrogantly, presumptuously Gif wé áhsiað þone þe þus oferhídlíce ána hálgað Drihtnes líchaman and his blód, hwæt wile hé secgan ? Etsi interrogatus aut contemptus huius modi corporis et sanguinis Domini solitarius consecrator fuerit, quid respondere

ofer-hylmend

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Add: Cf. for-hylman

ofer-lád

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ofer-leóran

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ofer-leóran, I. add: <b>I a.</b>
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to pass by, abandon Þonne wǽre him wén ꝥ hé oferliórde and forléte þone gewunan his ágenre stíþnysse fortassis sui vigoris usum excederet, Gr. D. 106, 5

ofer-libban

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ofer-líhtan

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to alight upon Mé seó swéte stemn oferlíhte and mé dá gedréfedan geðóhtas fram áflýmde, Hml. S. 23 b, 558

ofer-lyftlic

(adj.)
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ofer-lyftlic, adj.
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That is above the air (lyft) (applied to the second heaven) Siofon heofonas sindon in gewritum leornode, ꝥ is, se lyftlica heofon and se oferlyftlica . . . sió durn ðæs oferlyftlican heofones is nemned Elioth, Nap. 50

Linked entry: lyft-lic

ofer-mæg

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glosses preualet, Scint. 97, 19

Linked entry: magan

ofer-mǽtu

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Ofermǽte insolentiam, An. Ox. 2, 448. Add

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ofer-menged

(adj.; part.)
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over-mixed, confused, crushed Ofermened (-menged ? Cf. (?) gemengunge confusione, 14, 68) contrita (contrita rotis extollit vipera cæphal, Ald. 163, 34), Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 37: 19, 43. (?)

ofer-mete

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Deóflice dǽda on gífernessan, on ofermettan and on oferfyllan, Ll. Th. i. 310, 17. Add

ofer-méttu

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For ðæs ríces heánesse him weóxon ofermétto, Past. 113, 6 : 425, 18. Hé cwæð ðæt ǽlces yfles fruma wǽre ofermétta quia initium omnis peccati superbia, 301, 4: 307, 2. Sió scyld ðára ofermétta superbiae culpa, 311, 23 : 271, 23 : 439, 3. Mid ðǽm oferméttum

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

ofer-micelness

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ofer-módian

(v.)
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to be proud Þæt þurh eádmódnysse ná ofermódige ut per humilitatem non superbiat, Scint. 19, 20. Náteshwón framað on héhnysse eádmódnysse leornian sé þe on neowlum gesett ná geswícð ofermódian (superbire ), 84, 8. Ofermódigende superbiendo, 230, 3

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ofer-módig

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Betere ys on yfelum dǽdum clǽne andetnyss þænne on gódum weorcum ofermódig gylp (superba gloratio), Scint. 40, 20. Hé hæfde ánne ofermódine cniht, Gr. D. 36, 5. Róma áliésed wearð of þeówdóme þára ofermódgestana cyninga þe mon hǽt Tarcuinie, Ors. 2, 1

ofer-niman

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Add: to take by surprise, overtake Mé leóht slǽp ofernam cum leuis mihi somnus obrepsisset, Bd. 5, 9 ; Sch. 592, 7

ofer-sǽwisc

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Ofersǽwiscum transmarinis (literarum characteribus imbuta), An. Ox. 2, 350. Add

Linked entry: -sǽwisc

ofer-sáwan

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Add: to sow ground with seed in addition to some already sown. v. Dict. to sow seed over other seed Cuóm feónd his and oferseów (ofergeseáw, L. ) weód in midle þæs hwǽtes, Mt. R. !3. 25