[ofer-mâðum], st. m., very rich treasure: dat. pl. ofer-mâðmum, [2994].
[ofer-mägen], st. n., over-might, superior numbers: dat. sg. mid ofer-mägene, [2918].
[ofer-þearf], st. f., dire distress, need: dat. sg. [for ofer] þea[rfe], [2227].
[oft], adv., often, [4], [165], [444], [572], [858], [908], [1066], [1239], etc.; oft [nô] seldan, [2030]; oft nalles æne, [3020]; so, [1248], [1888]. Compar. oftor, [1580]. Superl. oftost, [1664].
[om-, on-]. see [am-, an-].
[oncer]. See ancer.
[on], prep. w. dat. and acc., signifying primarily touching on, contact with: I. local, w. dat.: a) on, upon, in at (of exterior surface): on heáh-stede (in the high place), [285]; on mînre êðel-tyrf (in my native place), [410]; on þäm meðel-stede, [1083]; so, [2004]; on þam holmclife, [1422]; so, [1428]; on foldan (on earth), [1197]; so, [1533], [2997]; on þære medu-bence (on the mead-bench), [1053]; beornas on blancum (the heroes on the dapple-greys), [857], etc.; on räste (in bed), [1299]; on stapole (at, near, the pillar), [927]; on wealle, [892]; on wage (on the wall), [1663]; on þäm wäl-stenge (on the battle-lance), [1639]; on eaxle (on his shoulder), [817], [1548]; on bearme, [40]; on breóstum, [552]; on hafelan, [1522]; on handa (in his hand), [495], [540]; so, [555], [766]; on him byrne scân (on him shone the corselet), [405]; on ôre (at the front), [1042]; on corðre (at the head of, among, his troop), [1154]; scip on ancre (the ship at anchor), [303]; þät he on heoðe ge-stôd (until he stood in the hall), [404]; on fäder stäle (in a father's place), [1480]; on ýðum (on the waves, in the water), [210], [421], [534], [1438]; on holme, [543]; on êg-streámum, [577]; on segl-râde, [1438], etc.; on flôde, [1367]. The prep. postponed: Freslondum on, [2358].—b) in, inside of (of inside surface): secg on searwum (a champion in armor), [249]; so, [963]; on wîg-geatwum, [368]; (reced) on þäm se rîca bâd (in which the mighty one abode), [310]; on Heorote (in Heorot), [475], [497], [594], [1303]; on beór-sele, [492], [1095]; on healle, [615], [643]; so, [639], [1017], [1026], etc.; on burgum (in the cities, boroughs), [53]; on helle, [101]; on sefan mînum (in my mind), [473]; on môde, [754]; so, [755], [949], [1343], [1719], etc.; on aldre (in his vitals), [1435]; on middan (in medio), [2706].—c) among, amid: on searwum (among the arms), [1558]; on gemonge (among the troop), [1644]; on þam leód-scipe (among the people), [2198]; nymðe lîges fäðm swulge on swaðule (unless the embracing flame should swallow it in smoke), [783];—in, with, touched by, possessing something: þâ wäs on sâlum sinces brytta (then was the dispenser of treasure in joy), [608]; so, [644], [2015]; wäs on hreón môde, [1308]; on sweofote (in sleep), [1582], [2296]; heó wäs on ôfste (she was in haste), [1293]; so, [1736], [1870]; þâ wäs on blôde brim weallende (there was the flood billowing in, with, blood), [848]; (he) wäs on sunde (was a-swimming), [1619]; wäs tô fore-mihtig feónd on fêðe (too powerful in speed), [971]; þær wäs swîgra secg ... on gylpspræce (there was the champion more silent in his boasting speech), [982];—in; full of, representing, something: on weres wästmum (in man's form), [1353].—d) attaching to, hence proceeding from; from something: ge-hýrde on Beówulfe fäst-rædne ge-þôht (heard in, from, B. the fixed resolve), [610]; þät he ne mêtte ... on elran men mund-gripe mâran, [753];—hence, with verbs of taking: on räste genam (took from his bed), [122]; so, [748], [2987]; hit ær on þe gôde be-geâton (took it before from thee), [2249].—e) with: swâ hit lungre wearð on hyra sinc-gifan sâre ge-endod (as it, too, soon painfully came to an end with the dispenser of treasure), [2312].—f) by: mäg þonne on þäm golde ongitan Geáta dryhten (the lord of the Geatas may perceive by the gold), [1485].—g) to, after weorðan: þät he on fylle wearð (that he came to a fall), [1545].