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ofer-búgan

  • verb [ strong ]
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to avoid, shun
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  • Hié sindon suá micle wærlícor tó oferbúganne [ferbúgonne, Cott. MSS.] suá mon ongiet ðæt hié on máran ungewitte beóþ tanto caute declinandi sunt quanto insane rapiuntur, Past. 40,

      5; Swt. 295, 21. [Ofer is probably a mistake for fer. v. note on this passage, and for-búgan.
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v.  búgan.
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  • ofer-búgan, v.