Ofer-hygdig

According to the Old English Dictionary:

ofer-hygdig

proud, supercilious. Add :-- Gif hé wel áginnan wile ne mæig hé sleac beón ne tó oferhýdig, Angl. ix. 259, 21. Hé hæfde ǽnne swíþe oferhigdigne cniht, þám hé sylf mihte uneáðe gewyldan superbum valde puerum habuit, cui vix poterat vel ipse dominari, Gr. D. 36, 5. adj. ofer-hygdig

Related words: ofer-hygd;