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ofer-eald

(adj.)
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ofer-eald, adj.

Exceedingly old

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Exceedingly old Ðeáh hit gecyndelíc sý on menniscum gewunan, ðæt man mildheortnesse cýðe ðám oferealdum and ðám cildgeongum, R. Ben. 61, 12

ofer-eald

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ofer-ceald

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ofer-ceald

(adj.)
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ofer-ceald, adj.

Excessively cold,excessive cold

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Excessively cold, Runic pm. Kmbl. 341, 14; Rún. 11

ofer-eáca

(n.)
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ofer-eáca, an; m.

an over-plus, a surplus, what remains over when apart has been takenan addition, augmentation

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an over-plus, a surplus, what remains over when apart has been taken Ðone mǽstan dǽl ðæs folces hí ofslógon, and ðone ofereácan áweg gelǽddon, Homl. Th. ii. 66, 4. Ða seofon mynstru hé gegódode, ðone ofereácan his ǽhta hé áspende on Godes þearfum, 1118

ofer-eáca

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Add: the rest 'Ic hæbbe mænigfealde ǽhta, and . . . ic gedó ꝥ hí cumað hider"... Hé forðteáh þá fíftig mancsas, and þám abbode sealde and cwæð, 'Nim þis feoh, and gif ic hér þurhwunige se ofereáca hider cymð,' Hml. S. 33, 145-155. Syllað ðone ofereácan

ofer-lád

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ofer-ild

(n.)
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ofer-ild, e; f.

Very great age

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Very great age Him se deáþ geneálǽcþ for ðære oferylde, Wulfst. 147, 27

Linked entry: for-ildu

ofer-lád

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-lád, e; f.

A carrying across, translation

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A carrying across, translation Oferlád translationem, Rtl. 62, 19

ofer-ild

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ofer-ild, ofer-ildu, ofer-ildo.
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Is þǽre æfteran helle onlícnes genemned oferyldo ; for þan him ámolsniað þá eágan for ðǽre oferyldo, Verc. Först. 107, 3. Ǽlc óþer oferylde and geogeþe reliqui, R. Ben. 115, 11. Add