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ofer-síman

  • verb [ weak ]
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to overload, oppress
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  • Gif metta oferfylle sáwl byþ ofersýmed

    si ciborum satietate anima obruatur,

      Scint. 13.
  • Warniaþ ðæt eówere heortan ne sýn ofersýmede mid oferfylle,

      R. Ben. 64, 1: 138, 11.
  • Ðæt ða unstrangan ofersýmede heora þeówdóm ne forfleón,

      121, 23.
Etymology
[Þe burden ðe hé haddeus mide ouersemd, O. E. Homl. ii. 65, 4.]
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  • ofer-síman, v.