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ofer-hylmend

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
ofer-hylmend, es; m.
One who conceals, who does not act openly
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  • Ic oferhylmend ealle getealde ða on eorþan yfele wǽron

    praevaricantes reputavi omnes peccatores terrae,

      Ps. Th. 118, 119.
Etymology
[Cf. Icel. hylma yfir to hide, conceal (as a law phrase); yfir-hylma to hide, cloak; yfir-hylming a hiding, cloaking.]
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v.  -hylmend for-hylman.
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  • ofer-hylmend, n.