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Of-féran

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1 of-féran

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 Danes) æt hindan, and offérde hí innan Eást-Seaxan, and ðǽr tógædere heardlíce féngon, 1016; Erl. 158, 1.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚩᚠ-ᚠᛖᚱᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Chr.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Erl.
Earle, J. (editor)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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