ofermod

Old English

Etymology

From ofer- +‎ mōd. Compare German Übermut (“high spirits”), Dutch overmoed (“overconfidence”), Danish overmod (“overconfidence”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈovermoːd/

Noun

ofermōd n

  1. overconfidence, pride, arrogance, exuberance, daring, pernicious pride, hubris (precise meaning uncertain)
    • The Battle of Maldon, line 89-90:
      Ða se eorl ongan || for his ofermode / alyfan landes to fela || laþere ðeode.
      Then the earl began, in his great pride / to give too much ground to those loathed people.

Adjective

ofermod

  1. proud (The Battle of Maldon, D. G. Scragg, page 74)
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