on-slege
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A blow struck on something Onslægiun inflictis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 92, 53. Onslægum, 47, 27
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on-stæl
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Arrangement, disposition Ðá ( at the creation of man ) wæs fruma níwe ælda tudres, onstæl wynlíc, fæger and gefeálíc fæder wæs ácenned Adam ǽrest, Exon. Th. 151, 17; Gú. 796
on-stæpe
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Entrance, ingress Onstæpas ingressus, Ps. Spl. 67, 26
on-stál
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A charge, accusation Gif Englisc onstál gá forþ . . . Gif hit biþ Wílisc onstál, L. In. 46; Th. i. 130, 15-16. Onstáles invectionis, illationis, Hpt. Gl. 448, 53
on-steall
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Institution, provision Gode ælmiehtigum sí þonc ðætte wé nú ǽnigne onstal habbaþ láreówa, Past. pref.; Swt. 4, 1. v. on-stæl and on-stellan
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on-stígend
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One who ascends or mounts Hors and onstígend áwearp in sǽ equum et ascensorem projecit in mare, Ps. Surt. ii. 187, 4
on-unwísdóm
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Folly, ignorance Ic wæs unwísum nétenum gelíc geworden. Ac ðú Drihten onunwísdómes ne wes ðú gemyndig, Blickl. Homl. 89, 10. v. preceding word
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onweg-gewite
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A going forth In onweggewite in excessu, Ps. Surt. 115, 11
on-wlite
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Face Onwlite patham, Txts. 172, 17
orc
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The infernal regions (orcus) Orc orcus, Ep. Gl. 16 f, 36: Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 61. Orcþyrs oððe heldeófol Orcus (the god of the infernal regions ), 63, 49
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orf-cynn
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Cattle Næs orfcynnes nán máre búton vii. hrûðeru, Chart. Th. 429, 5. Of eallum orfcinne de jumentis in genere suo, Gen. 6, 20
orf-cwealm
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Pestilence among cattle, murrain On ðisum geáre wæs swá mycel orfcwealm swá man ne gemunde fela wintrum ǽr, Chr. 1054; Erl. 188, 5. Ûs stalu and cwalu, stric and steorfa, orfcwealm and uncoþu . . . derede swýðe þearle, Wulfst. 159, 10
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organ
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A song Se organ the Pater Noster (cf. v. 47, where it is called cantic ), Salm. Kmbl. 107 ; Sal. 53. Gif hé ðæs organes ówiht cúðe, 65 ; Sal. 33. Organa swég ðe from englum biþ sungen, L. E. I. pref. ; Th. ii. 400, II
orgel-dreám
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The sound of a musical instrument Or-geldreáme organo. Blickl. Gl
orgel-word
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An arrogant, insolent speech Ðá cwæþ se ealdorbiscop mid orgelworde, Homl. Th. ii. 248, 21
or-læg
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Fate Nó ic (Daniel) wið feohsceattum ofer folc bere Drihtnes dómas, ac ðé ( Belshazzar) unceápunga orlæg secge, worda gerýnu I will tell thee thy fate (by explaining the writing on the wall), Cd. Th. 262, 19; Dan. 746. Hé ðonne á tô ealdre orleg dreógeþ
orleg-weorc
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War-work, action Se ðæt orlegweorc ( the defeat of the people of Sodom) gecýðde, Cd. Th. 122, 2; Gen. 2020
ornest
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Trial by battle Gif Englisc man beclypaþ ǽnigne Frænciscne mann tó orneste for þeófte . . . oððe for ǽnigan þingan ðe gebyrige ornest for tó beónne . . . hæbbe hé fulle leáfe swá tó dónne. And gif se Englisca forsæcþ ðæt ornest, W. ii. 1; Th. i. 489,
ortgeard-weard
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A gardener Orcerdweard ortulanus, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 52
or-þanc
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Thoughtlessness, want of thought Nǽnig man scile oft orþances (heedlessly) át ábrédan wǽpnes ecgge, Salm. Kmbl. 329 ; Sal. 164