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ofer-mægen

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
ofer-mægen, es; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§578;
Superior or overwhelming force
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  • Wið ofermægenes egsan,

      Cd. Th. 127, 27; Gen. 2117.
  • Hé hæfde wígena tó lyt wið ofermægene,

      Elen. Kmbl. 128; El. 64.
  • Hyne Hetware hilde gehnǽgdon mid ofermægene,

      Beo. Th. 5827; B. 2917.
  • Forst and snáw mid ofermægene eorfan þeccaþ,

      Exon. Th. 215, 6; Ph. 249.
  • Him on swaðe fylgeþ A ofermægene,

      Salm. Kmbl. 187; Sal. 93.
Etymology
[Cf. O. H. Ger. ubar-meginón praevalere: Ger. über-macht: Icel. ofr-efli overwhelming force.]
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  • ofer-mægen, n.