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-lád
A carrying across, translation
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A carrying across, translation Oferlád translationem, Rtl. 62, 19
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
orf-gebitt
Grazing ⬩ herbitum
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Grazing; herbitum, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 34
ord-wíga
A warrior who fights with a pointed weapon ⬩ one who fights in the van
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A warrior who fights with a pointed weapon (? cf. gár-wíga), or one who fights in the van Ordwýga! ne lǽt ðín ellen gedreósan tó dæge, Wald. 9; Vald. I, 6. (?
ofer-féran
to pass over or through, to cross, traverse ⬩ to come upon or across, meet with
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Similar entries v. ofer-faran
ofer-stǽlan
to confute, convince, convict
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Hé biþ ðonne oferstǽled ðæt hé Godes feónd is he will then be convicted of being God's foe. Homl. Th. i. 612, 24. Gif hwá mǽne áþ on háligdóme swerige, and hé oferstǽled weorðe if a man commit perjury on a relic, and he be convicted L. C.
ofer-brǽdan
to overspread, overshadow, act as a covering over ⬩ to overspread, put a covering over
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Heofonlíc leóht com ofer hí ealle and hí swá swá mycel scýte hí ealle oferbrǽdde, Bd. 4, 7; S. 575, 7. Wolcen oferbrǽdde hiǽ pubis obumbrans eos, Mk. Skt. Rush. 9, 7: Lk. Skt. Rush. 9, 34.
Linked entries: of-brǽded fore-brǽdan
ofer-sprǽce
speaking too much, talkative, loquacious ⬩ zungun linguam magniloquum ⬩ saying more than is just or true
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Ger. ubarsprácha zungun linguam magniloquum.] saying more than is just or true (v. ofer-sprecan) Ða fácnes fullan weoloras and ða ofersprǽcan labia dolosa, Ps. Th. ll, 3. Ða ofersprécan ðe mé yfel cweðaþ qui maligne loquuntur adversum me, 34, 24
feld-oxa
A field or pasture ox ⬩ pascuālis bos
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A field or pasture ox; pascuālis bos Feldoxan pascuāles bŏves, Hymn. in Dedic. Eccles
Linked entry: feld-hrýðer
eá-ófer
A river-bank ⬩ rīpa flūminis
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A river-bank; rīpa flūminis Be sǽwaroþe, and be eá-ófrum by the sea-shore, and by river-banks. Bt. Met. Fox 19, 43
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hýr-oxa
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A hired ox, L. In. 60; Th. i. 140, 7, note
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óþ-cwelan
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to die Gif sió hond sié óþcwolen if the person be dead L. In. 53; Th. i. 134, 17
oþ-feolan
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to cleave, stick Óþfealh heresceret. Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 46. Cf. æt-feolan, -felgan
Linked entry: feolan
óþ-fleógan
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to fly away Se ánhoga óþfleógeþ feðerum snel, Exon. 222, 11; Ph. 347
óþ-glídan
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to glide away, Salm. Kmbl. 804; Sal. 401
óþ-healdan
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to withhold, keep back Gif hwelc folc biþ mid hungre geswenced, and hwá his hwiǽte gehýt and óþhielt hú ne wilt hé ðonne hiera deáþes si populos fames atlereret, et occulta frumenta ipsi servarent, auctores proculdubio mortis existerent, Past. 49, 1;