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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. Eác ðæm golde and ðæm líne wæs ongemang purpura, 14;

Linked entry: ge-mang

on-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
on-hende, adj.

On hand, demanding attention

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On hand, demanding attention Hié forgeátan ðara útera gefeohta ðe him anhende wǽron, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 24

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on-líhtan

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Add Þám restedæges ǽfene sé þe onlíhte on þám forman restedæge vespere sabbati quae lucescit in prima sabbati, Mt. 28, 1

on-birgness

(n.)
Grammar
on-birgness, e; f.

Taste, tasting

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Taste, tasting Seó wæs wynsumu on ðære onbyrignesse ... Manige men þurh ðyses wǽtan onbyrignesse wurdan gehǽlde, Blickl. Homl. 209, 9-12

Linked entry: birgness

on-steppan

(v.)

to walk, go

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to walk, go Ðú onstæpst gradieris, Ps. Spl. 31, 10. Lege on lange hwíle óþ ðæt hé onstæppe, Lchdm. ii. 126, 17

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-fæstan

(v.)
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to make fast, fix On ðǽre ylcan circan wǽron onfæste þá eówestran þára bróðra sceápa eidem ecclesiae caulae inhaerebant ovium, Gr. D. 224, 16

on-wrecan

(v.)

to avenge

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to avenge Ðý læs on him gesewen sí ðás þing onwrecen beón ne in eis illa ulcisci videantur, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 28

on-mirran

(v.)

to hinder, obstruct, disturb

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to hinder, obstruct, disturb Ic bebeóde ðæt ðisne freódóm nǽnig mínra æfterfylgendra eft ne onwende, ne on nǽnigum dǽlum hyne ne onmyrdon, Chart. Th. 390, 31

Linked entry: mirran

on-hohsnian

(v.)

to abominate, detest

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to abominate, detest Ðæt onhohsnode (MS. on-hohsnod, the s has bees afterwards inserted between the h and n ) Hemninges mǽg, Beo. Th. 3892 ; B. 1944. (?)

Linked entry: -hohsnian

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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with dat. acc. (?), To move quickly Heáfde onbrygdeþ þriwa áscæceþ the Phenix thrice moves its head (bowing to the sun) (igniferum caput ter venerata), Exon. Th. 207, 18; Ph. 143. Onbrǽd recedes múþan raþe æfter ðon on flór treddode Grendel opened the

on-ásetedness

(n.)
Grammar
on-ásetedness, e ; f.
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A laying on, imposition Ðá ðá foryldað and forgýmeleásiað ꝥ hig nellað heora bearn tó þám fulwihte and tó þǽre onásetednysse þæs bisceopes bletsunga bringan, Nap. 85

on-fæstnian

(v.)

to transfix, pierce

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to transfix, pierce Hig geseóþ on hwæne hig onfæstnodon videbunt in quem transfixerunt, Jn. Skt. 19, 37. Onfæstna ( confige ) ege ðínum flǽsc míne. Ps. Spl. 118, 120

on-stíran

(v.)

to govern

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to govern Rícsiendum on écnysse and onstýrendum his cyricean ðam ilcan Drihtne regnante in perpetuum et gubernante suam ecclesiam eodem Domino, Bd. 4, 5; S. 572, 4

on-sand

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Insende on him . . . ǽbylgðe and eorre and geswinc, onsonda þurh engla yfle inmisit in eis indignationem et iram et tribulationem, inmissiones per angelos malos, Ps. Vos. 77, 49. Add

on-mang

(prep.)
Grammar
on-mang, prep. with dat.

Among

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Among Onmang folce, Lev. 24, 10: Homl. Skt. i. 23, 92. Onmang óðrum mannum, 23, 478. Onmang ðam ðe hí on wópe wǽron whilst they were weeping, 23, 246

Linked entry: a-mang

on-beran

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Add:(?) : to be situated (?), lie(?) 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-lísan

(v.)

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

Linked entries: on-lésan on-liésan

on-hnígan

(v.)

To bend down, bow, press downTo bend down, bow

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Grammar on-hnígan, trans. To bend down, bow, press down Onhnígaþ incumbunt, Wülck. Gl. 255, 11. Onhnígendre grassante, Hpt. Gl. 421, 19. Biþ wuhta gehwilc onhnigen tó hrúsan. Met. 31, 13. Onhnigenum heáfde simle his gesyhþa ádúna on eorþan besette, R

Linked entry: á-hnígan