Old English Dictionary Entry

Ofer-hón

Definitions

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1 ofer-hón

to hang with something so as to cover an object :-- Þæs muntes cnoll mid þeósterlicum genipum eal oferhangen wæs, Hml. Th. i. 504, 31. To him geneélǽhton sume ælþeódige men . . . oferhangene mid tóslitenum cláðum (scissis vestibus, pannis obsiti), Gr. D. 202, 18. ofer-hon

Similar Words

oancettan
oandell
oanon-dóm
oawel-leáf
oc

Runic Inscription

ᚩᚠᛖᚱ-ᚻᚩᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Gr.: Ælfric's Grammar
Hml.: Homilies (Ælfric or other)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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