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ofer-stǽlan

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Add: to overcome in a dispute, overthrow the case of a person by proofs Þá fuhton þá englas and þá deóflu ymbe þá earman sáwle ; and þá deóflu hý ( the soul) genáman æt þám englum, and oferstǽldon hý mid hire yfelan weorcum þe heó wyrcende wæs (confuted

ofer-stæppan

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Hí ymb hine gemearcodon ánne bring on þǽre eorðan, and héton ꝥ hé nǽnige þinga mid his fét þone bring ne oferstópe in terra circulum designaverunt, extra quem pedem tendere nullo modo auderet, Gr. D. 197, 1. Add

ofer-swíþedlic

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ofer-tæl

(adj.)
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ofer-tæl, adj.
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That estimates too highly (?), superstitious Warna symle ofertæle andgyt caue semper superstitiosam intelligentiam, Scint. 218, 10

ofer-þearf

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Ágan þá yldran on Crístenum folce ðæs oferþearfe, þæt hí heora gingran Gode gestrýnan. Wlfst. 38, 23: 301, 15. Add

ofer-þeón

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Þe oferþyó ealle ýsta sanda (alimoniam) quae cuncta diliciarum fercula praecellat, An. Ox. 11, 33. Add

ofer-tredan

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Flíhð ǽlc hors áfǽred ðurh ðá ylpas, and gif him hwá wiðstent hé byð sóna ofertreden (oftreden, v. l. ], Hex. 16, 14. Add

ofer-trúwa

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Be ofertrúwan, Wlfst. 48, 5. See next word. Add

ofer-tyht

(n.)
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(?)

ofer-wadan

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ofer-wenian

(v.)
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Oferwenodne líchaman þreágeað insolens corpus castigant, Scint. 52, 14. Add

ofer-willan

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add: to cause to boil over, Lch. ii. 24, 22

ofer-winnendlic

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ofer-wist

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Monige welige menn lǽtað cuelan hungre Crístes ðearfan, and fédað yfle gliigmen mid oferwiste nonnulli divites, cum fame crucientur Christi pauperes, effusis largitatibus nutriunt histriones, Past. 327, 7. Add

ofer-wrigen

Similar entry: un-oferwrigen

ofer-wundenness

Similar entry: ofer-fundenness

ofer-bebeódan

(v.)

to command, rule

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to command, rule Ic wealdige vel oferbebeóde imperito. Wrt.Voc. i. 54, 52

Linked entry: be-beódan

ofer-bídan

(v.)

to outlast, outlive, survive

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to outlast, outlive, survive Gif hwylces weres forme wíf biþ deád, ðæt hé be leáfe óðer wíf niman móte; and gif hé ða oferbýt wunige hé á syððan wífleás, si supersit ei L. Ecg. P. ii. 20; Th. ii. 190, 3. Yldo oferbídeþ stánas, Salm. Kmbl. 599; Sal. 299

ofer-blíðe

(adj.)
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ofer-blíðe, adj.

Over-cheerful

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Over-cheerful Ðǽm oferblíðum laetis is tó cýðanne ða unrótnessa ðe ðǽræfter cumaþ, and ðám unblíðum sint tó cýðanne ða gefeán ðe him gehátene sindon, Past. 27; Swt. 187, 15: 189, 4: 61; Swt. 455, 22

ofer-brǽdels

(n.)
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ofer-brǽdels, es; m.

A covering, veil, garmenta coverlet

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A covering, veil, garment Cyrtel vel oferbrǽdels palla, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 56. Oferbrédels operimentum, Kent. Gl. 853. Swá swá oferbrǽdels opertorium ðú áwenst hyg, Ps. Lamb. 102, 27. On oferbrǽdelse velamento fyðera ðínra, Ps. Spl. 62, 8. Hé þencþ on

Linked entries: of-brǽdels brǽdels