on-feallende
On-rushing
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On-rushing From ðære onfeallendan ab ingruenti, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 34. Ða unstillnesse ðara onfeallendra menigeo tumultus irruentium turbartim, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 32
on-feng
laying hold of, seizing ⬩ taking, with the idea of wrongful taking ⬩ defence, protection (cf. and-fenga) ⬩ attack, onset, assault
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laying hold of, seizing Be cirliscre fǽmnan onfeuge. Gif mon on cirliscre fǽmnan breóst gefó, L. Alf. pol. 11; Th. i. 68, 13. Be nunnena onfenge(andfencgum, MS. B.: anfenge, MS. H.), 18; Th. i. 72, 7. Be þeófes onfenge æt þiéfþe, L. In. 28; Th. i. 120
on-findan
to find out, discover, detect ⬩ to find out from experience, become aware of, perceive, be sensible of ⬩ to meet with, experience, suffer
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to find out, discover, detect Ic anfinde deprehendo Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 32. Gif mec onfindeþ wíga, ðǽr ic búge, Exon. Th. 396, 20; Rä. 16, 7. Ic me sylf onfand ðæt . . . I discovered that . . . Blickl. Homl. 177, 6. Ic hine onfand, and hine onbændan hét
Linked entries: and-findan an-findan in-findan
on-flyge
Infectious disease, disease which, as it were, flies at people ⬩ flying at a person, fighting
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Infectious disease, disease which, as it were, flies at people Ðú miht wið áttre and wið onflyge, Lchdm. iii. 32, 2, 16, 30. and cf. Icel. á-flog, flying at a person, fighting
Linked entries: flyge flygen on-geflogen
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-fónd
One who undertakes or supports
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One who undertakes or supports Onfónd mínre hǽle susceptor salutis meae, Ps. Lamb. 88, 27
on-foran
Before, afore ⬩ Before, in front
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prep. Before, afore Onforan winter, Chr. 895; Erl. 93, 30. adv. Before, in front Beóþ onforan eágan. Ps. Th. 113, 13
on-fordón
Destroyed
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Destroyed Bearn onfordónra filios interemptorum, Ps. Lamb. 101, 21. Cf.
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on-foreweardan
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-gang
an entrance ⬩ an irruption, attack, a going with violence
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an entrance Ongongas ingressus, Ps. Spl. C. 67, 26. an irruption, attack, a going with violence Ongong incursus, irruptio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 44: 111, 47. Ongeong (-gong, Rush.), impetus, Mk. Skt. Lind, 5, 13
on-geador
Together
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Together Ongeador sprǽcon, Beo. Th. 3195; B. 1595
on-fundenness
experience, experiment ⬩ finding out, discovery
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experience, experiment Onfundenness experimentum, i. testamentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 49: . experientia, 145, 52. finding out, discovery Ðú ásettest rǽdels gehýr ðú ða onfundennesse ymbe ðæt ðú cwǽde you have set a riddle, hear the meaning discovered
on-galan
to charm
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to charm Stefne ongalendra vocem incantantium, Ps. Spl. 57, 5 : Blickl. Gl
on-forwyrd
Destruction
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Destruction Fornam hine eofor (onforwyrd, MS. T.) of wuda exterminavit earn aper de sylva. Ps. Spl. 79, 14. God gelǽdeþ hí on pitt onforwyrdes in puteum interitus, 54, 26
on-gitan
To perceive ⬩ to perceive, see ⬩ to perceive by hearing ⬩ to perceive, feel (pain, etc. ) ⬩ to feel, be of opinion, judge ⬩ to know, hear of, find out ⬩ to perceive, understand ⬩ to recognise, know, ⬩ to take a person or thing to be what it really is ⬩ to recognise a fact or circumstance, ⬩ to know (of sexual intercourse)
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To perceive Ic ongite comperio, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Som. 34, 46. Ongiotaþ animadvertite. Kent. Gl. 230. Ða hé ongítende wæs animadverterit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 9. Ongeten, onfunden expertus, cognitus, i. probatus, inventus, 145, 47. to perceive, see Gif ðú gesihst
on-gitenness
understanding, knowledge
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understanding, knowledge Hé wæs gefeónde ðære ongytenesse (agnitione) ðæs sððan Godes biganges. Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 13. Tó ongytenysse (ad agnitionem) ðæs sóðan Godes, 2, 9; S. 511, 3. meaning, purport (cf. Similar entries and-git. ) Ðeós ongitenys (
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on-ginnan
to begin, set about, set to work ⬩ to attempt, endeavour (with infin.) ⬩ to act strenuously ⬩ to make an attempt upon, to attack
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to begin, set about, set to work Ic onginne inchoo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 39: incipio, 28, 6; Som. 32, 42: ineo, 37; Som. 39, 1. Wæs ongunnen ordiretur, Hpt. Gl. 494, 11. where the action begun is given by the verb in the infin. or in the gerund. Ic
on-gifan
to give back ⬩ to forgive, pardon
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to give back Nime man ðínne assan and hine ná ne ongife asinus tuus rapiatur, et non reddatur tibi, Deut. 28, 31. to forgive, pardon Ðú ðe ongæfest qui ignoscis, Rtl. 40, 33
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