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ofer-lǽdan
/overldan /*
Morphological Analysis
Wordclass: Verb
Verb Class: Weak
ofer-lǽdan
to oppress :-- Ðá wæs se munt mid mycelum brógan eall oferlǽded; and unhiérlíc storm of ðæm munte ástág, Blickl. Homl. 203, 7. [Shal neither kynge ne knyȝte, constable ne meire ouerlede þe comune, Piers. P. 3, 314: Prompt. Parv. ovyrledyñ opprimo; ovyrledare oppressor; ovyrledynge oppressio.]
Linked entries (variants, parts of a paradigm or derived forms):
ofer-lád
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ofer-lǽdan
. I. for 'to oppress' substitute: to cover, draw over; obducere (v. Hml. Th. i. 504, 31 under ofer-hón). II. to carry across, translate, v. ofer-lád :-- Gewrit oferlǽded Scriptura translata, Mt. p. 2, 13. [v. N. E. D. over-lead. O. H. Ger. ubar-leiten transducere. ]
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