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or-mǽte

(adv.)
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or-mǽte, adv.
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Add: immensely Hé rád tó ormǽte caflíce, Hml. Th. ii. 304, 28. Hé (Job) hæfde ormǽte micelne híred, 446, 14. Se móna is ormǽte brád, Lch. iii. 242, 24

or-trúwian

(v.)
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Þreó þing syndon þe ne beóð forgifene . . . þrydde, þæt man ortrúwige Godes mildheortnysse, Wlfst. 299, 16. Add

or-trýwan

Grammar
or-trýwan, l. -tríwan,
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or-weorð

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Dele

or-wirþe

Similar entry: ge-orwirþe

of-fellan

Similar entry: of-fillan

of-féran

(v.)

to overtake

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to overtake (an enemy) Pharao tengde æfter mid eallum his here and offérde hí æt ðære Reádan Sǽ Pharaoh pressed after with all his host, and overlook the Israelites at the Red Sea, Homl. Th. ii. 194, 16: Chr. 948; Erl. 118, 19. Se cyng férde him the

Linked entry: of-faran

of-fylgan

(v.)
Grammar
of-fylgan, -fyligan

to come up with, overtake by pursuitassequi,

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to come up with, overtake by pursuit; assequi, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. l, 3

of-gangende

(adj.)

derivative

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derivative Dirivativum, ðæt is ofgangende, Ælfe. Gr. 18; Som. 20, 58. Sume (pronouns) synd derivativa, ðæt synd ofgangende, 15; Som. 17, 33. Hwæt sí betwux ðám genitvum ðæra frumcennedra pronomina and ðæra ofgangendra. Som. 19, 41

of-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
of-georn, adj.

Too eager, elated

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Too eager, elated Ofgeorn[um] subnixis, Hpt. Gl. 485. 45

of-gesleán

(v.)

to slay

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to slay: — Hí ðǽr ofgeslógan (ofslógon, MS. E. ) micel wæl, Chr. 992; Erl. 130, 35

Linked entry: ge-sleán

of-gestígness

(n.)
Grammar
of-gestígness, e; f.

Descent

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Descent Ofgestígnisse descensionis, Mt. Kmbl. p. 8, 4

of-gifan

(v.)

to give up, leave, abandondestituere

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Hí heora land ofgeafan patria profugi, Ors. 1, 4; Swt. 32, 20. Ofgǽfon, Cd. Th. 6, 8; Gen. 85. Ne ofgif ðú mé ne elonges a me, Ps. Th. 70, 11. Hé ða goldburg ofgifan (leave) wolde. Andr. Kmbl. 3309; An. 1657. Ofgefen distitutum, Wrt.

of-habban

(v.)

to keep from, hold back, restrain

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to keep from, hold back, restrain Gif ðú ðæt (letting the people go) git dón nelt and ðæt folc ofhæfst (retines), Ex. 9, 2

Linked entry: of-healdan

of-irnan

(v.)

to overtaketo tire with running

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to overtake (by running) Færþ hé (the evening star) æfter ðære sunnan, óþ hé ofirnþ ða sunnan hindan, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 2. Ðæs wítegan cnapa, Gyezi, ofarn Naaman, Homl. Th. i. 400, 17.

of-lícian

(v.)

to displease, be displeasing

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to displease, be displeasing Gode swýðe oflícaþ heora ceorung, Homl. Skt. i. 21, 240. Swá hwæt swá him oflícaþ ðeáh hit hálig sý hié hit lǽtaþ unálýfed whatever they do not like, though it be holy, they profess that it is not permitted R. Ben. 9, 19.

Linked entry: lícian

of-myrðrian

(v.)

to murder

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to murder Men hine ofmyrðrodon, Chr. 979; Erl. 129, 7

of-neádian

(v.)

to obtain by force, extort

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to obtain by force, extort Nú cýdde man mé ðet Æþel-wold and ic sceoldon ofneádian ða bóc æt Leófríce I have been informed that Athelwold and I must have obtained the charter from Leofric by force Chart. Th. 295, 32

of-niman

(v.)

to failto decrease, wane

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to fail Be ðam ðe him his sprǽc ofnimþ de eo cui sermo deficit L. Ecg. P. i. tit. 3; Th. ii. 170, 6

of-rídan

(v.)

to overtake by riding, overtake

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Abram éfste wið ðæs heres óþ ðæt hé hig ofrád, Gen. 14, 14. Se cyng hét rídan æfter, and ne mehte hine mon ofrídan, Chr. 901; Erl. 98, l: 877; Erl. 78, 21