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on-styrian

(v.)

to move, stir (of physical motion) ⬩ to move, stir up, excite ⬩ to move, disturb, agitate (a person)

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Hié beóþ on heora móde mid mislícum geþohtum onstyrede, 19, 9

Linked entry: in-styrian

on-ǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
on-ǽlan, p. de.

to set fire to, to ignite, kindle ⬩ to burn (cf. anneal), consume by burning ⬩ to make hot with fire ⬩ to make hot (in a metaphorical sense), to inflame, to excite intense feeling, to kindle passions

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Ne byrnþ on ðé ðæt ðæt ðú on lífe ne onǽldest þurh leahtras, Homl. Th. ii. 338, 16: 344, 26. Ne onǽl ðú ðé sylfum ðæt éce fýr i. 594, 27. Ne onǽle gé nán fýr on ðam dæge non succendetis ignem per diem sabbati, Ex. 35, 3.

on-bærnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bærnan, p. de.

to set fire to, to light (a fire), to kindle ⬩ to burn, consume by burning ⬩ to heat, inflame ⬩ to kindle desire for anything, to incite

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Lyft biþ onbærned, 64, 26; Cri. 1043. figurative Hé on monigra geleáfsumra heortan ðæs gástlícan leóhtes gyfe onbærnde. Bd. 2, 2; S. 502, 30. Ðæt fýr ðæt ðú sylfa on ðé onbærndest, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 38, 18. Is onbærned ðín yrre. Ps.

on-springan

(v.)

to burst asunder ⬩ to spring or burst forth, (of streams), to rise

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Th. 1639; 8. 817. to spring or burst forth, (of streams), to rise Ðǽr lagnstreámas, wyllan onspringaþ, Exon. Th. 202, 2; Ph. 63. Ðǽr se flód onsprang, Andr. Kmbl. 3269; An. 1637.

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.

on-ginnan

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Ongin nú wel, Rufe, and behát mé mid áðe take the right course now, Rufus, and promise me on oath, Hml. S. 22, 104. Ongin nú stranglíce, and þín gemynd stent on herunge, 29, 272.

on-riht

(adv.)
Grammar
on-riht, adv.
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Hí ne gelýfdan onriht on Críst, Hml. S. 3, 356: 309. See, too, riht; <b>III. VI.</b>

on-sǽge

(adj.)
Grammar
on-sǽge, adj.

Falling upon, assailing, attacking

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Ne dohte hit nú lange inne ne úte, ac wæs here and hunger, bryne and blódgyte on gewelhwylcon ende, Wulfst. 159, 7: 128, 14: 243, 2. Hǽðcynne wearþ gúþ onsǽge war had come upon Hæthcyn, Beo. Th. 4960; B. 2483: 4159 ; B. 2076

Linked entry: -sǽge

on-bíd

(n.)
Grammar
on-bíd, (-bid ?), es; n.

Awaiting, expectation

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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

Linked entry: an-bíd

on-cweðan

(v.)

of animate beings, to reply, respond ⬩ to echo back, give back a sound, reply

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Oft oncwæð ýð óðerre, Andr. Kmbl. 884; An. 442

on-wealh

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add: of material objects Genim ðysse wyrtewyrttruman swá anwealhne ( as whole as possible ), Lch. i. 286, 18.

on-hagian

(v.)
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Dó gehwá georne on Godes ést, be þám þe hine fyrmest onhagie (to the utmost extent of his ability), Hml.

on-foreweardan

(prep.)
Grammar
on-foreweardan, prep. adv.

In front, in the front of, in the earlier part of

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In front, in the front of, in the earlier part of Onforeweardan ðysre race in the earlier part of this narrative, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 790. Malchus eode onforeweardan ( led the way ) in tó his ðám hálgan geféran, 23, 752

on-scunian

(v.)
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Lócian on fýr ǽr ðám hé ongeán þá sunnan lócie. Siþþan hé þat geleornod hæbbe þæt his eágan nánwyht þæt fýr ne onscyniað, 45, 11.

on-secgan

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Bútan þú him lác onsecge, Jul. 199. to offer something as a sacrifice Þú scealt sunu þínne onsecgan tó tibre, Gen. 2852. to offer something in or by sacrifice. Cf. (1 b) Wes þú on ofeste þæt þú lác onsecge sigortifre, Jul. 255

on-swebban

(v.)

to put to sleep (but generally of the sleep of death), lay to rest ( in the grave)

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to put to sleep (but generally of the sleep of death), lay to rest ( in the grave) Onsuebbaþ sepeliant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 44. Onsuebdum sopitis, 120, 73

on-funden

(adj.)
Grammar
on-funden, adj.
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Having experience of, having by experience knowledge of Gedó mé lufiende and onfundne þínes wísdómes jubeas me esse amatorem perceptoremque sapientiae tuae, Solil. H. 14, 7. See next word

Linked entry: -funden

on-sécan

(v.)

to require something (gen.) of a person (acc.)

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Ðǽr .xxx. wæs and feówere eác feores onsóhte þurh wǽges wylm then was life required of thirty-four by the rage of the wave (cf. under Similar entries á-sécan, Ps. 118, 95), Exon. Th. 283, 13; Jul. 679

on-fangend

(n.)
Grammar
on-fangend, es; m.
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One who receives; acceptor, Nap. 94

Linked entry: fangend

on-sundrian

(v.)

to separate, take apart

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to separate, take apart Nǽnig heora, of ðám ðe hí áhton, ówiht his beón onsundrad cwæþ none of them said that anything they owned was his separate property, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 15 note