Ofer-sceadwian

Old English Dictionary Entry

Ofer-sceadwian

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 ofer-sceadwian

to cover with a shadow, overshadow :--Ic ofersceadewige obumbro, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 59. Ðæs Heáhstan miht ðé ofersceadaþ, Lk. Skt. 1, 35. Genip ofersceadude hig, 9, 34. Seó lyft hí ofersceadewude, Mk. Skt. 9, 7. Ðu oferscadudest (-sceaduwedest, Ps. Lamb.) obumbrasti, Ps. Spl. 139, 8. Ofersceadwa obumbra, Ps. Surt. 139, 8. [Goth. ufar-skadwjan.] ofer-sceadwian

Runic Inscription

ᚩᚠᛖᚱ-ᛋᚳᛠᛞᚹᛁᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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