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on-ýðan

(v.)

to pour in

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to pour in Tunge witan swylce lagoflód onýðaþ lingua sapientis quasi diluvium inabundabit, Scint. 65

on-þracian

(v.)
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Andþraciaþ herescunt (horrescunt seems to have been read, Cf. horrescunt andþrachiað, Hpt. Gl. 481, 24: both are glosses on Ald. 43, 38). Hî anðraciað tô gefarenne lîfes wegas, andswá ðeáh ne wandiað tó licgenne on stuntnysse heora ásolcennysse they dread

on-sund

(adj.)
Grammar
on-sund, adj.

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

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of persons, sound, whole, uninjured Sum cild wearþ tó deáþe tócwýsed. Seó móder bær ðæs cildes líc tó ðam gemynde ðæs hálgan Stephanes, and hit sóna geedcucode and ansund æteówode, Homl. Th. ii. 26, 28. Onsund, Exon. Th. 278, 5; Jul. 593. Heó árás andsund

Linked entry: án-súnd

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-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

on-blǽstan

Grammar
on-blǽstan, l.
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(?) on-blæstan

on-tydran

Grammar
on-tydran, l.
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on-týdran

on-setl

(n.)
Grammar
on-setl, es; n.
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A sitting on. Cf. setl; Hê þæt hors mid his onsetle him sylfum tô æ̂hte æ̂r gehâlgode equum juri suo sedendo dedicaverat Gr. D. 183, 16. Cf. on-sǽte

on-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
on-sǽte, es; n. (?)
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A sitting on an animal Æfter þám onsǽte (-sitte, v. l.) swá háliges biscopes þæt hors wiðsóc ꝥ hit wíf bǽre post sessionem tanti pontificis equus mulierem ferre recusavit, Gr. D. 183, 10. Cf. on-setl

on-wunian

(v.)
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Add: [ to inhabit, v. Dict.] to be instant in, apply one's self to Þá þe mangungum onwuniað (on wuniað ?) qui negotiis insistunt, Chrd. 111, 3. Hwænne hé gebedum onwunige [on wunige] quando orationibus insistat, 116, 34

on-hón

(v.)
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to hang (trans.), suspend [Sumne hí onhéngon be þan fótum, and sumne be þan earmum, Hml. 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

Linked entry: an-hón

on-sǽtnung

(n.)
Grammar
on-sǽtnung, e; f.
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Plot, wile, Rtl. 147, 13 (at on-setnung in Dict.)

on-gebróht

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Add: that is brought on or against a person Se ongebróhta teóna (contumelia illata) ácunnað húlic gehwilc man byþinnan on his dýgolnysse mid him sylfum, Gr. D. 47, 9. Be ongebróhtum teónan de inrogata calumnia, An. Ox. 4689. Ongebróhte teónan inlatas

Linked entry: ge-brengan

on-hycgan

(v.)
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to consider, reflect on Onhicgað nú hálige mihte, wíse wundor Godes, Dan. 473

on-sacan

(v.)

to attack, strive againstto, resist, refuse to comply with a demandto declare that one has no knowledge of a personto refuse a person what he wantsto refuse to acknowledge a claim, not to allow the truth of a statement, in a legal sense to deny a chargeto make excuseto sacrifice

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to attack, strive against Ne biþ cwénlíc þeáw ðætte freoþuwebbe feores onsæce leófne mannan ( to strife with a man for his life ), Beo. Th. 3889 ; B. 1942. to, resist, refuse to comply with a demand Ðeáh ðú onsóce ðæt ðú sóþ godu lufian wolde though

Linked entries: an-sacan sacan on-sacan

on-wendedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-wendedlíc, adj.

Changeable

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Changeable Gyf se midwinter byþ on Frigendæge, ðonne byþ onwendedlíc winter, Lchdm. iii. 164, 8

on-byrgan

(v.)
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to be surety Ambyriendum sequestra, An. Ox. 11, 142. Onbyrgedum, 7, 99. Cf. on-borgian; byrgen

Linked entry: -byrgan