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Ofer-sǽlþ, e

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1 ofer-sǽlþ, e

f. Pleasure or happiness that exceeds due bounds: -- Gif ðú wilnast ðæt ðú wel mǽge ðæt sóðe leóht sweotole oncnáwan ðú for-lǽtan scealt ídle ofersǽlþa unnytne gefeán (cf. gif ðú wilnige ðæt sóðe leóht oncnáwan áfyr fram ðé ða yfelan sǽlþa and ða unnettan, Bt. 6; Fox 14, 32) tu si vis cernere verum, gaudia pelle, Met. 5, 27. ofer-sælþ
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᚩᚠᛖᚱ-ᛋǽᛚᚦ, ᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

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Works & Authors

Bt.
Boethius, De Consolatione Philosophiæ (OE translation by Alfred)
Fox
Fox, Samuel (Modern English translator of Boethius)
Met.
Metres of Boethius (OE poem)
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