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† ˈoverslay Obs.
[OE. oferslęᵹe, f. ofer- over- 1 d + slęᵹe stroke, blow, (in comb.) beam, bar: cf. ON. slá beam, cross-bar.]
The lintel of a door.
c1000ælfric Gram. ix. §12 Limen, ofersleᵹe oððe þerexwold. c1000ælfric Exod. xii. 23 Þonne he ᵹesihþ þæt blod on þam ofersleᵹe. c1250Gen. & Ex. 3155 Ðe dure tren and ðe uuerslaȝen, wið ysope ðe blod ben draȝen. c1425Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 668/5 Hoc superliminare, ouverslay. c1440Promp. Parv. 374/1 Ovyrslay of a doore, superliminare. |