on-bíd
- noun [ neuter ]
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Næs ðæt onbíd long ðæt ...
it was not long to wait, before ...,
- Exon. Th. 156, 18; Gú. 876.
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Long is ðis onbíd worulde lífes
long in this life is this waiting for the next,
- 164, 30; Gú. 1019.
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Hé on tweógendlícan onbíde wæs hwæðer hé wið Rómánum winnan dorste
he was waiting in doubt (cunctans) whether he durst fight with the Romans,
- Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 204, 29.
Bosworth, Joseph. “on-bíd.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/24452.
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