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(2) to raise, lift (o. líkam hins helga Ólafs); þegar er sólu var ofrat, as soon as the sun had risen; o. sér, to raise the head, appear (líðr þá eigi langt áðr gömul úhlýðni ofrar sér); (3) refl., ofrast, to become known (Guðmundr vildi eigi þat o. láta); to pride oneself (af e-u).
ofraðar-maðr, m. a notable man;
-rangr, a. exceedingly perverse;
-synd, f. pride, presumption;
-vel, exceedingly well;
-þrekmaðr, m. an exceeding strong (courageous) man.
ofraðr (gen. -ar), m. notification, disclosure; bera e-t á ofrað, to make known, divulge.
ofr-afl, n. = ofrefli, ofríki.
ofran, f. pride, self-assumption.
ofr-ást, f. passionate love.
of-raun, f. too great a trial, too severe a test;
-rausn, f. presumption;
-ráð, n. (1) too great a task (þótti honum þetta ofráð vera); (2) too high a match (Þorsteinn kvað sér þat ofráð).
ofr-dýrr, a. over-dear;
-efli, 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).
ofreflis-maðr, m. powerful man.
of-refsan, f. too great severity in punishing;
-rembingr, m. arrogant person;
-reyna (-da, -dr), v. to put to too severe a test; ofreyna sik, to overstrain oneself.
ofr-fé, n. immensity of goods;
-fjöldi, m. immense host;
-gangr, m. = ofgangr;
-garpr, m. overdaring man;
-gjold, n. pl. dire retribution;
-harmr, m. overwhelming sorrow;
-hefnd, f. fearful vengeance;
-hiti, m. excessive heat;
-hugi, m. (1) a fearless, daring man; (2) = -hugr;
-hugr, m. dauntless courage.
of-ríki, n. overbearing, tyranny.
ofríkis-maðr, m. overbearing man.
ofr-kapp, n. excessive zeal, stubbornness (verja mál með -kappi).
ofrkapps-fullr, a. overbearing;
-maðr, m. overbearing man.
ofr-kuldi, m. excessive cold;
-lengi, adv. very long;
-lið, n. overwhelming force; bera e-n ofrliði, to overpower;
-liga, adv. exceedingly (ofrliga fagr);
-ligr, a. excessive;
-menni, n. mighty champion;
-mikill, a. very great;
-mælgi, f. great babbling or vaunting;
-mæli, n. = yrði;
-skjótt, adv. very soon;
-verkr, m. violent ache or pain;
-yrða (-ða, ðr), v. to address in big words;
-yrði, n. high words;
-þraut, f. hard trial;
-þungi, m. crushing weight;
-ölvi, a. having over-drunk, the worse for drink.
ofsa (að), v. to puff oneself up, be arrogant (o. sér til vansa); refl., ofsast, to grow unruly (Jupiter þótti fólkit ofsast).
ofsa-harðr, a. exremely hard, severe (-hörð veðr);
-maðr, m. overbearing man;
-mikill, a. excessively great.
ofsi, m. overbearing, tyranny.
of-sjónir, f. pl., sjá ofsjónum yfir e-u, to look down upon, despise (sér þú nú ofsjónum yfir flestum bústöðum).
ofskaps-maðr, m. proud man.
of-skemtan, f. excessive pleasure;
-skvaldr, n. excess of talking;
-skynja, a. indecl. looking down upon (vera e-m ofskynja);
-sókn, f. persecution.
ofstopa-maðr, m. overbearing man.
of-stopi, m. overbearing arrogance;
-stýri, n. unmanageable thing;
-stœki, n. ferocity, vehemence;
-stœri, n. haughtiness, pride;
-sœkja (see sœkja), v. to persecute;
-sœkjandi, m. persecutor;
-sögn, f. exaggeration;
-sögur, f. pl. exaggeration; eigi má ofsögum segja frá vitsmunum þínum, your intelligence cannot be too highly praised;
-tekja, f. taking too much to oneself;
-tign, f. too great honour;
-vald, n. = -ríki;
-veðr, n. = -viðri;
-verkr, m. excessive pain;
-viðri, n. violent gale;
-vilnan, f. conceit, presumption;
-virðing, f. too great honour;
-vægiligr, -vægr, a. immense, overwhelming;
-væni, n. anxious expectation;
-þrá, f. immoderate lust;
-þögli, f. stubborn silence.
ok, conj. (1) and; bæði ... ok, both ... and (b. er hann vitr ok framgjarn); (2) in comparison, as, and; sami maðr ok áðr, the same man as

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