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ofer-rǽdan

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to read over to another
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  • Nú for feáwum dagum wé oferrǽdon þis godspel ætforan eów,

      Hml. Th. i. 104, 31.
  • Æfter syx mónþa embrine sí oforrǽd

    (relegatur)

    him regol,
      R. Ben. I. 96, 16.
to read over to oneself,
peruse
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  • Gif hwilc gelǽred man þás race oferrǽde oððe rǽdan gehýre,

      Hml. Th. ii. 460, 5.
  • Seó bóc is on Englisc áwend, on ðǽre mæg gehwá be ðison genihtsumlíce gehýran, sé ðe hí oferrǽdan wile,

      358, 31.
Etymology
[v. N. E. D. over-read.]
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