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ofer-hlýp

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
ofer-hlýp, es; m.
A leap across or over, a bound
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  • Ðes

    saltus,

    ðæt is ðes mónan oferhlýp, Anglia viii.
      308, 24.
  • For ðæs mónan oferhlýpe

    id est, propter saltum,

      316, 43.
Etymology
[Cf. Icel. yfir-hlaup.]
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