ofer-wyrcan
to cover by working, to work a covering over something, to overlay
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to cover by working, to work a covering over something, to overlay Hé hit him eft hám bebeád on ánum brede áwriten and siððan hit áwriten wæs hé hit oferworhte mid weaxe qui omnia civibus suis per tabellas scriptas, et post cera superlitas, enunciabat
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
ofer-lád
A carrying across, translation
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A carrying across, translation Oferlád translationem, Rtl. 62, 19
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
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ofer-læg
A cloak
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A cloak Oberlagu amfibula (amfibulum birrum villosum, Isidore) Txts. 111, 1
ofer-leóf
Exceedingly dear
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Exceedingly dear Éðel byþ oferleóf ǽghwylcum men, Runic pm. Kmbl. 344, 3; Rún. 23
ufor
Higher ⬩ highest ⬩ at or i-s/>to a greater height ⬩ farther from a coast ⬩ from a spot ⬩ higher ⬩ at or to a more honourable place ⬩ higher ⬩ later
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Nabbaþ hí nán gód ofer ðæt tó sécanne, ne hí nánwuht ne magon ne ufor ne útor findan, Bt. 34, 12; Fox 154, 16: Exon. Th. 427, 8; Rä. 41, 88. temporal, later. Similar entries v. ufera, Fíf nihtum ufor five days later, Menol.
ofer-méttu (o)
Pride, arrogance, haughtiness
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Pride, arrogance, haughtiness Hine his hyge gespeón and his ofermétto ealra swíðost, Cd. Th. 22, 35; Gen. 351. þurh heora miclan mód, and þurh ofermétto, 22, 7; Gen. 337 : 21, 30; Gen. 332. Hé biþ on oferméttu (-métto, Cott. MSS.) áwended . . . hé ástág
ofer-mǽtu (o)
Excess, presumption
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Excess, presumption Ádríf fram mé dysig and ofermǽto and sile mé wísdóm. Shrn. 169, 16
ofer-wlencu (o)
Ostentation, superabundant means
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Ostentation, superabundant means Ða ðe hyra lífes þurh lust brúcan ídelum ǽhtum and oferwlencum, gierelum gielplícum, Exon. Th. 127, 21; Gú. 389
ofen
An oven, a furnace
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Axan of ðam ofene camino Ex. 9, 8. Ðás þrí cnihtas hét se cyning áwurpan intó byrnendum ofne the fiery furnace, Ælfc. T. Grn. 8, 26. Geond ðone ofen, Cd. Th. 238, 13; Dan. 354. On fýres ofen (ofn, Lind.) in caminum ignis, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 42.
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ofet
Fruit, pulse ⬩ obaz, obez pomum, grosa
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Ofet fraga (cf. streówberge, fraga,) (59), 36, 9: 150, 28. Ofet, wæstm fruges, frumenta, 151, 31. Ofet legumen, i. 38, 54. Ðis ofet the fruit of the tree of knowledge, Cd. Th. 46, 12; Gen. 655. Ofæt, 33, 11; Gen. 518. Ofett, Exon.
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ofet
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Sume hí leofodon be ofete and wyrtum, Hml. Th. i. 546, 5. Hé æt him ofet, and þæt þæt hé on wuda findan mihte, ii. 38, 8. Add
ofere
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Mið þám þá wearð hé sóna ofere, nyste hé hú. Ðá þá hé ofere wæs, þá cóm him láteów ongeán, Vis. Lfc. 7-9. from above Hé bebeád genipum ofere ( desuper ), Ps. Rdr. 77, 24
ofere
From above ⬩ desuper
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From above; desuper Ps. Spl. 77, 27
ofen
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Hé sceolde beón forbærned on hátum ofne, Hml. Th. ii. 18, 26. Þá forlét hé þone lǽmnan ofn ðæs mænniscan líchornan, Shrn. 50, 33. Add
ofesc
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Add: Cf. efesc (under efes), and M. E. ovese (v. N. E. D. eaves)
ofesc
A border
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A border (?) Ðis syndon ðæs landes gemǽru ... Ǽrest of Seferne be hígna gemǽre ... and swá be ðære alra ofesce along the border of elders? on ða neówan díc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 393, 11
ofnet
a closed vessel
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a closed vessel Geseóþ ofnete seethe in a closed vessel (vasculo clauso vel operto) Lchdm. ii. 30, 24