Old English Dictionary Entry

Ofer-flówan

Part of speech: .

Definitions

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1 ofer-flówan

I. to overflow, cover with water :-- Seó eá ðæt land middeweard oferfleów mid fótes þicce flóde, Ors. 1, 3; Swt. 32, 6. II. to overflow, pass beyond bounds :-- Gód gemet, geheápod and oferflówende hig syllaþ on eówerne bearm, Lk. Skt. 6, 38. ofer-flowan

Similar Words

oancettan
oandell
oanon-dóm
oawel-leáf
oc

Runic Inscription

ᚩᚠᛖᚱ-ᚠᛚᚩᚹᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Lk.: Gospel of St. Luke (OE translation)
Ors.: Orosius, Historiarum (OE translation by Alfred)
Swt.: Sweet's Anglo-Saxon Reader

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