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on-feall

(n.)

a swelling, fellon

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a swelling, fellon Wið onfealle, gefóh fox, ásleah of cucum ðone tuxl, lǽt hleápan áweg, bind on næsce, hafa ðé on. Lchdm. ii. 104, 12. Drenc wið onfealle, 102, 27: 104, 1, 3, 4, 6.

Linked entry: innan-onfeall

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.

on-byrgan

(v.)
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Ox. 11, 142. Onbyrgedum, 7, 99. Cf. on-borgian; byrgen

Linked entry: -byrgan

on-þracian

(v.)
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Þá begann se wer wépan anðracigende ðæs ungelimpes ( the untoward event (ungelimp) was the madness of the man's pious wife: the occasion of his fear on account of it is explained in Vit.

on-cnáwend

(n.)
Grammar
on-cnáwend, es; m.
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One who knows, v. on-cnáwan ; Þú. [Dryhten, ] dígla oncnáwend tu, Domine, occultorum cognitor, Angl. xi. 119, 65

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on-lísan

(v.)

to unloose (real or metaphorical bonds)to release, deliver, liberate

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Siððan seó sáwl of ðam carcerne ðæs líchoman onliésed biþ, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 15. Onlésed, unsǽled desolutus, i. liberatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 29: 138, 50. Swá hwylcne swá hé on eorþan álýsde, ðæt se wǽre on heofonum onlýsed, Blickl. Homl. 49, 18.

Linked entries: on-lésan on-liésan

on-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bregdan, -brédan; p. brægd, -brǽd, pl. brugdon, -brudon.

To move quicklyTo move (oneself) quickly, to start (from sleep)

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Onbrǽd recedes múþan raþe æfter ðon on flór treddode Grendel opened the door violently and stepped on to the floor of the hall, Beo. Th. 1450; B. 723. intrans.

on-hón

(v.)
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A. 171, 36.] to hang on a gallows or cross, to crucify On þǽm eahtateóþan geáre his ríces, þá Críst wæs áhangen (on-, v. l.) (cum Christus patibulo suffixus est), Ors. 6, 2; S. 256, 15. Ic gemétte þone cásere onhangen, Hml. A. 191, 286.

Linked entry: an-hón

on-sígan

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Add: of forces approaching to attack, to come down on Wê oferswîðdon þone onsîgendan here, Hml. S. 11, 71 : 31, 550 : 555: O. E.

on-sendan

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</b> of a thing, to have issuing forth: :-- Þæt þû (a stone pillar) on þis folc onsende wæter, An. 1508. <b>IIb.</b> of a destructive agency, to send out of this life :-- Bealocwealm hafað fela feorhcynna forð onsended, B. 2266

on-tendan

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S. 25, 416. to set on fire what is to give light, light a candle, lamp, &amp;c, Lch. iii. 286, 6 (in Dict.). (2a) of the illumination of the moon by the sun Gyf se môna æfter sunnan setlunge ontend byð. . . ne byð hê nîwe geteald, Lch. iii. 266,

on-sund

(adj.)
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on-sund, adj.

of persons, sound, whole, uninjuredof things, sound, entire, perfect, without flaw or injury

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Heó árás andsund of ðam bedde, Homl. Skt. i. 22, 52. Ábeád ðæt hié hine ealles onsundne eft gebrohten of ðære folcsceare the king ordered that Abraham should be brought again out of Egypt safe and sound, Cd. Th. 112, 15; Gen. 1871.

Linked entry: án-súnd

on-beran

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Seó stów onbyrð (-bireð, v. l.) on feówertigum míla of þissere Rómániscan byrig locus ab Romana urbe quadraginta fere millibus distans, Gr. D. 98, 14

on-wǽre

(adj.)

unripe

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unripe Genim onwǽre sláh ðæt seáw, and wring þurh cláþ on ðæt eáge, sóna gǽþ of ( the white spot will go off ) gif sió sláh biþ gréne, Lchdm. ii. 32, 18. (?)

Linked entry: -wǽre

on-gemang

(adv.)

Among

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Grammar on-gemang, prep. with dat. Among Ongemong óðrum mannum, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 6. Ðá ongan ic ongemang óðrum mislícum and manigfealdum bisgum ða bóc wendan on Englisc, Past. pref.; Swt. 7, 17.

Linked entry: ge-mang

on-stellan

(v.)

to institute, give rise to, set on foot, bring in, be the author of, set (an example)

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Hé wuldres gehwæs ord onstealde omnium miraculorum auctor exstitit, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 21. Se ðæs orleges or onstealde, Beo. Th. 4806; B. 2407. Ðe ðæs oferhýdes ord onstaldon, Cd. Th. 272, 4; Sat. 114.

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on-middan

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Add: ¶ where the governed noun comes between on and middan Þá wæs þǽr án mycel burh on heora wege middan, Hml. S. 25, 440. Hé wearð forbærned on þám bæþe middan, Hml. A. 60, 209

on-gewrigenness

(n.)
Grammar
on-gewrigenness, e; f.
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A revelation On þæs hálgan gewrites gesprecum ge eác on óðrum deóglum ongewrigenyssum (revelationibus), Gr. D. 139, 1

Linked entry: ge-wrigenness

on-fangenness

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Ús is on ðám micel wærlicnys getácnad on ðǽre onfangennysse úres Drihtnes líchaman, þæt is þæs hálgan húsles, Hml. A. 163, 264. Add

on-sang

(n.)
Grammar
on-sang, es; m.
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An incantation Þá drýas mid langsumum onsangum (galdrum, v. l. incantationibus) hí gólon on (hyre on gólon, v. l. ), Gr. D. 73, 26