[nýd-bâd], st. f., forced pledge, pledge demanded by force: acc. pl. nýd-bâde, [599].
[nýd-gestealla], w. m., comrade in need or united by ties of blood: nom. pl. nýd-gesteallan, [883].
[nýd-gripe], st. m., compelling grip: dat. sg. in nýd-gripe (mid-gripe, MS.), [977].
[nýd-wracu], st. f., distressful persecution, great distress: nom. sg., [193].
[oððe], conj.: 1) or; otherwise, [283], [437], [636], [638], [694], [1492], [1765], etc.—2) and(?), till(?), [650], [2476], [3007].
[of], prep. w. dat., from, off from: 1) from some point of view: ge-seah of wealle (from the wall), [229]; so, [786]; of hefene scîneð (shineth from heaven), [1572]; of hliðes nosan gästas grêtte (from the cliff's projection), [1893]; of þam leóma stôd (from which light streamed), [2770]; þær wäs mâðma fela of feorwegum ... gelæded (from distant lands), [37]; þâ com of môre (from the moor), [711], [922].—2) forth from, out of: hwearf of earde (wandered from his home, died), [56]; so, [265], [855], [2472]; þâ ic of searwum com (when I had escaped from the persecutions of the foe), [419]; þâ him Hrôðgâr gewât ... ût of healle (out of the hall), [664]; so, [2558], [2516]; [1139], [2084], [2744]; wudu-rêc â-stâh sweart of (ofer) swioðole (black wood-reek ascended from the smoking fire), [3145]; (icge gold) â-häfen of horde (lifted from the hoard), [1109]; lêt þâ of breóstum ... word ût faran (from his breast), [2551]; dyde ... helm of hafelan (doffed his helmet), [673]; so, [1130]; sealdon wîn of wunder-fatum (presented wine from wondrous vessels), [1163]; siððan hyne Hæðcyn of horn-bogan ... flâne geswencte (with an arrow shot from the horned bow), [2438]; so, [1434]. Prep. postponed: þâ he him of dyde îsern-byrnan (doffed his iron corselet), [672].
[ofer], prep. w. dat. and acc., over, above: 1) w. dat, over (rest, locality): Wîglâf siteð ofer Biówulfe, [2908]; ofer äðelinge, [1245]; ofer eorðan, [248], [803], [2008]; ofer wer-þeóde (over the earth, among mankind), [900]; ofer ýðum, [1908]; ofer hron-râde (over the sea), [10]; so, [304], [1287], [1290], etc.; ofer ealowæge (over the beer-cup, drinking), [481].—2) w. acc. of motion: a) over (local): ofer ýðe (over the waves), [46], [1910]; ofer swan-râde (over the swan-road, the sea), [200]; ofer wægholm, [217]; ofer geofenes be-gang, [362]; so, [239], [240], [297], [393], [464], [471], etc.; ofer bolcan (over the gangway), [231]; ofer landa fela (over many lands), [311]; so, [1405], [1406]; ofer heáhne hrôf (along upon (under?) the high roof), [984]; ofer eormen-grund (over the whole earth), [860]; ofer ealle (over all, on all sides), [2900], [650]; so, [1718];—[606], [900], [1706]; ofer borda gebräc (over, above, the crashing of shields), [2260]; ofer bord-(scild) weall, [2981], [3119]. Temporal: ofer þâ niht (through the night, by night), [737]. b) w. verbs of saying, speaking, about, of, concerning: he ofer benne spräc, [2725]. c) beyond, over: ofer mîn ge-met (beyond my power), [2880];—hence, against, contrary to: he ofer willan gióng (went against his will), [2410]; ofer ealde riht (against the ancient laws, i.e. the ten commandments), [2331];—also, without: wîg ofer wæpen (war sans, dispensing with, weapons), [686];—temporal = after: ofer eald-gewin (after long, ancient, suffering), [1782].
[ofer-hygd], st. n., arrogance, pride, conceit: gen. pl. ofer-hygda, [1741]; ofer-hyda, [1761].