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1 of-lið
n. an overwhelming force; vera ofliði borinn, Nj. 180; ef menn bera þá ofliði, ok láta þá eigi ganga til dóms, Grág. i. 111.2. over-zeal; því þér hafit mér veitt fullt lið, ef eigi oflið, Fms. vii. 143. -
2 ofr-efli
n. overwhelming force, odds, Eg. 351, Fms. i. 199, viii. 90, Ísl. ii. 363: beyond one’s strength, Oddr kvað sér þat ekki ofrefli Korm. 38, Eb. 112, Fms. i. 203; með ofrefli, Al. 134: excess, immensity o. frosts, Sks. 36 new Ed.; mikit o. gulls, Mar.: gen., ofreflis fjöldi, immensity, Stj. 95. -
3 ofr-lið
n. overwhelming force; bera e-n ofrliði, to overpower, Fms. i. 154, Hkr. ii. 371, Barl. 190. -
4 ofrefli
n.1) overwhelming force (þessi maðr brýzt í móti miklu ofrefli);2) Oddr kvað sér þat eigi ofrefli, O. said it was not beyond his strength;3) excess, immensity (ofrefli frosts ok kulda). -
5 ofrlið
n. overwhelming force; bera e-n ofrliði, to overpower.
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