on-fón
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Add: <b>A.</b> the subject a person. add: to take on one's own initiative. to take hold of an object Cornelius hine gebígde tó Petres fótum, ac his onféncg Petrus (Petrus elevavit eum, Acts 10, 26), Hml. S. 10, 129. Hyra Scyppend sceaðan
on-bryrdness
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Add: incitement, cause of strong feeling Þám tímum þe mé ǽnig onbrerdnes cym[e] be ðám ǽcan lýfe at those times in which l am inspired with any strong emotion about the life eternal, Solil. H. 25, 17. strongly excited feeling Sceole wé him bringan twá
of-stingan
to wound or kill by a thrust, to stab, pierce
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to wound or kill by a thrust, to stab, pierce His ealdgefána sum hiene ofstang a Pausania occisus est, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 118, 34. Hé hiene (the elephant) on ðone nafelan ofstang, 4, 1; Swt. 156, II. Hé (Pilate) hiene selfne ofstong sua se transverberans
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on-cnáwan
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1 a. Add Nǽfra ic oncneáwu ( novi ) iúih, Mt. L. 7, 23. Helias cuóm and ne oncneáwn (cognoverunt) hine, 17, 12. (l b), add: with noun or pronoun (representing a noun) Hé suá micle bet his ágen dysig oncnéw swá hé undruncenra wæs malum, quod fecerat,
on-standan
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or in. Cf. standan; Ic ealle mîne bêc, on þâm þe se drŷcræft onstôd, âwearp, Hml. Th. ii. 418, 14. to persist, continue Þæt; mînes worldlîfes bletsung anstande ut mundanae meae vitae benedictio permaneat, Ll. Th. ii. 228, 4. Mid onstandendum geswince
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on-beran
To diminish, enfeeble, impair, destroy
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To diminish, enfeeble, impair, destroy Onboren inminutus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 49, 60. Wæs ðam báncofan neáh geþrungen breósthord onboren wæs se blíða gǽst fús on forþweg disease pressed the body hard, the mind was enfeebled, the glad spirit was eager for departure
on-ǽlan
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add: of physical fire or light, to kindle fire, light a lamp Anǽl lígræscas corusca coruscationes, Bl. Gl. Þára eágan scínað swá leóhte swá man (is an ; ma, MSS. ) micel blácern onǽle ( this is seems a better reading than that taken under ǽl) on þýstre
of-teón
to withdraw ⬩ to take away what a person has, deprive a person of anything ⬩ to withhold, keep back, deny a person anything ⬩ abstrahere
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to withdraw He hine ofteáh ðære fôre subtraxit se illi profectioni, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 23. to take away what a person has, deprive a person of anything (with dat. or acc. of person, gen. of thing, or dat. of person and acc. of thing) Ic ofteó derogo.
on-secgan
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add: absolute, to offer a sacrifice, sacrifice Þé þes déma hafað wítu gegearwad, gif þú onsecgan nelt, Jul. 251. (1 a) to sacrifice to a divinity, &c. :-- Ic onsæge ł ic offrige þé sacrificabo tibi, Ps. L. 53, 8. Hí ðám deóflum onsægdon and heora
on-fón
to take ⬩ to take what another appoints or grants, to receive, have given ⬩ to take what another offers, receive favourably, accept ⬩ to receive a person ⬩ to undergo a rite, undertake a duty ⬩ to conceive ⬩ to take to, to begin ⬩ incipere
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to take Calic hǽlu ic onfóu, Ps. Surt. 115, 13. Hé mycelne dǽl ðæs landes on anweald onféng, Bd. 1, 3; S. 475, 12. Mód Bryttas onféngon they took courage, 1, 16; S. 484, 19. Se Ælmihtiga onféng ðæt hiw úre tyddran gecynde. Geþencean wé, gif óðer nýten
on-gildan
to pay (a penally for), to be punished for (with gen. acc. of crime or clause) ⬩ to pay ⬩ to give an offering, to offer
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to pay (a penally for), to be punished for (with gen. acc. of crime or clause) Banan heardlíce grimme ongildaþ, ðæs hié oft gilp brecaþ, Salm. Kmbl. 265; Sal. 132. Hé ðæs wraðe ongeald, Cd. Th. 111, 26; Gen. 1861: 253, 20; Dan. 598. Hú eall moncvn angeald
on-bæcling
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Add: of motion, of retreat Gong on bæclinc ł bihionda mec uade retro me, Mk. R. 8, 33. Monige ðegnas his fromfoerdun onbæcling (-bæcc-, L. ), Jn. R. 6, 66. of reversing one's direction Ymbcerred wæs onbæclinc (-bægcling. L.) conuersa est retrorsum,
on-sendan
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add: the object a person Hé wæs onsended tó lǽranne, Past. 441, 30. Ic on suna þínne gelýfe, hǽlendne cyning hider onsendne, Hy. 10, 10. the object a thing, material, to cause to be conveyed to a goal Onsend Higelâce beaduscrûda betst, B. 452 : 1483
on-búgan
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Add Hí bǽdon ꝥ heora geféran . . . heora cwellerum onbugon (should bend their heads: cf. hí ástræhton heora swuran tó slæge, 71 : or under ?) blíþe tó slæge, Hml. S. 28, 63. add: to bend in submission to (tó) Him onbugon þá Francan tó þám wynsuman iuce
on-hildan
to lean, incline, recline, bend down ⬩ with the idea of favourable disposition towards a person or thing, to incline ⬩ to bow, bend ⬩ to turn from the right course ⬩ to cause to sink ⬩ To decline, deviate, incline, sink
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trans. of actual motion, to lean, incline, recline, bend down Onheldeþ hine and falleþ inclinabit se et cadet, Ps. Surt. 9, 31. Se biscop hine onhylde tó ánre ðære studa, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 37: 4, 9; S. 577, 7. Hé his heáfod onhylde swá swá hé slápan
on-tendan
to kindle, set fire to, to fire ⬩ to kindle emotion or passion, to excite, inflame
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to kindle, set fire to, to fire Gif fýr síe ontended . . . gebéte ðone æfwerdelsan se ðæt fýr ontent, L. Alf. pol. 27; Th. i. 50, 27-28. Ontend þreó candela, Lchdm. iii. 286, 6. Ðe ðæt fýr ontende qui ignem succenderit, Ex. 22, 6. Ða hálgan tihton ðæt
on-búgan
to bend ⬩ to bend in reverence or submission, to bow ⬩ to submit, yield ⬩ to bend aside, deviate
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to bend Ðonne ic onbúge when I (a bow) bend, Exon. Th. 405, 16; Rä. 24, 3. to bend in reverence or submission, to bow Heó tó hyre módor cneówum onbeah, Lchdm. iii. 428, 13. Hís gebróðru onbugon tó him proni adorantes Gen. 50, 18. Ða ðe nolden tó his
on-lísan
to unloose (real or metaphorical bonds) ⬩ to release, deliver, liberate
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to unloose (real or metaphorical bonds) Ðæt bearn benda onlýseþ, Exon. Th. 5, 12; Cri. 68. Hé ða tungan onlýsde, Blickl. Homl. 167, 10. Hire bendas wǽron onlýsede, 89, 25. Onlýsde, 87, 36. to release, deliver, liberate Mín líf of ðære écean forwyrde
on-sendan
to send off, despatch (an emissary) ⬩ to send forth or out, ⬩ to emit (an odour, etc.) ⬩ to send forth (the spirit), to give up (the ghost)
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to send off, despatch (an emissary) Onsende direxit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 19. Him his sunu hám onsende filium remisit, Ors. 4, 11; Swt. 206, 2. Hine God ús onsende, Beo. Th. 770; B. 382. Se ðisne ár hider onsende, Andr. Kmbl. 3207; An. 1606. Ðá onbeád heó
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on-weald
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Add: in a general sense, power, control over a person or thing Ðæt úre geswinc ne sceolde bión on óðres monnes onwalde (an-, v. l. ), Past. 250, 2. of official rule. secular Hé wæs Rómánum swá milde swá him nán onwald næs ǽr þǽm, Ors. 6, 2; S. 254,