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on-cirran

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on-cirran, -cerran, -cyrran; p. de. <b>A.</b> in a physical sense.
to turn (trans.) make a change in position or
direction
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  • Hé oncyrde hine tó Paule

    he turned to Paul,

      Blickl. Homl. 183, 30: 185, 36.

  • Ðæt hié hine móston on óðre sídan oncyrran,

      227, 19.

  • Andwlitan út oncyrran

    faciem avertere,

      Ps. Th. 131, 10.

  • Wénst ðú ðæt ðú ðæt hwerfende hweól ðonne hit on ryne wyrþ mǽge oncyrran

    tu vero volventis rotae impetum retinere conaris?

      Bt. 7, 2; Fox 18, 36.

  • Oncerran,

      Met. 10, 39.

  • Oncirredre

    prepostero,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 23.
to turn (
into another form)
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  • Ða lástas on óðerne mǽgwlite oncyrran,

      Blickl. Homl. 127, 19.
to turn (intrans.)
to go
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  • Ðá oncerde se wind from ðære byrig,

      Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 7.

  • Hé þyder oncirde,

      Beo. Th. 5933; B. 2970: 5895; B. 2951.

  • Ýða ongin eft oncyrde,

      Andr. Kmbl. 932; An. 466.
  • B. in a metaphorical sense.
to turn, make a person adopt a line of conduct, etc.
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  • Se nýdde Clementem ðæt hé Cryste wiðsóce, ðá ne mihte hé hyne oncyrran

    he could not turn him,

      Shrn. 150, 18.

  • Angan þencean hú hé þider meahte Crécas oncerran,

      Met. 1, 61.
to turn, change
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  • Ðú ða wyrde oncyrrest

    fata mutabis,

      Nar. 31, 24.

  • Hí mé ðæt on edwít eft oncyrdan

    factum est mihi in opprobrium,

      Ps. Th. 68, 10.

  • Nergend him naman oncyrde,

      Elen. Kmbl. 1004; El. 503.

  • Ne meahte hé ðæs wealdendes willan oncirran,

      Beo. Th. 5707; B. 2857.

  • Hí woldon his mód oncyrran,

      Andr. Kmbl. 2921; An. 1463.

  • Hé ne meahte hire mód oncyrran

    he could not make her change her mind,

      Exon. Th. 256, 4; Jul. 226.
to turn from good to bad, to pervert
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  • Ðus ic sóðfæstum mód oncyrre,

      264, 13; Jul. 363.

  • Ðæt wé þurh misgedwield mód oncyrren,

      262, 2; Jul. 268.

  • Hyge wæs oncyrred (

    by a magical drink

    ),
      Andr. Kmbl. 72; An. 36.

  • Ðú miht ongiton hú se mín weorþscipe for worulde is oncerred

    quantum decus ornamentis nostris decesserit, vides,

      Bt. 10; Fox 30, 15.
to turn aside, avert
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  • Ðín yrre fram ús oncyrre,

      Ps. Th. 84, 4.

  • Oncyrran,

      78, 5.

  • Oncyrran mód from his Meotude,

      Exon. Th. 124, 8; Gú. 336.
to turn back, reverse (a sentence),
revoke
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  • Ðú yrre ðín eft oncyrdest,

      Ps. Th. 70, 19.

  • Hé ða yrmðu eft oncyrde æt his upstige,

      Exon. Th. 38, 30; Cri. 614.

  • Ða word oncyr

    retract the words,

      251, 13; Jul. 144.

  • Wæs se dóm oncyrred Euan ungesǽlignesse,

      Blickl. Homl. 3, 8.

  • Wearþ se sárlíca cwide eft oncerred,

      123, 7.
to turn (intrans. )
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  • Hié fram heora unrihtum oncyrron,

      Blickl. Homl. 109, 20.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “on-cirran.” 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/24483.

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