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on-dón

(v.)

to undo, open

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to undo, open Ondést solvat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 79. Ðonne andydan hié ða duru, Ors. 3, 5; Swt. 106, 14. Siont ondóne aperientur, Kent. Gl, 232

Linked entry: un-dón

on-dóung

(n.)
Grammar
on-dóung, e; f.

A putting in, injection

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A putting in, injection Mid ondóunge wyrtdrences þurh horn sió wamb biþ tó clǽnsianne, Lchdm. ii. 260, 11

Linked entry: dóung

on-drǽdendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drǽdendlíc, adj.

To be feared, terrible

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To be feared, terrible Hé wǽs swíðe strang and swíðe ondrǽdendlíc he (William Rufus) was very severe, and very terrible, Chr. 1100; Erl. 235, 39. Gif ðes bealdwyrda biscop ácweald ne biþ, siððan ne biþ úre ege ondrǽdendlíc, Homl. Th. i. 420, 3. Ðises

on-drǽding

(n.)
Grammar
on-drǽding, e; f.

Dread, terror

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Dread, terror Hié selfe wǽron on ðære on-drǽdinge hwonne hié on ða eorþan besuncene wurden, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 14. Hé sume hwíle wénde ðæt hine mon gefón sceolde, and hé for ðære ondrǽdinge ðæs ðe swíðor on ðæt weorod þrong, 5, 12; Swt. 244, 12

on-drislíc

(adj.)

Linked entry: drys-líc

on-drysne

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drysne, adj.

terrible, dreadful, awfulawful, exciting awereverence, venerable

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applied to that which is evil, terrible, dreadful, awful Firen ondrysne terrible crime, Beo. Th. 3869; B. 1932. applied to that which is good, awful, exciting awe or reverence, venerable Him wæs freán engla word ondrysne, Cd. Th. 173, 14; Gen. 2861.

on-drysnu

(n.)
Grammar
on-drysnu, -desnu; f.

fearreverence

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fear Fore ondesne (ondesnum, Rush.) propter metum, Jn. Skt. Lind, 19, 38 : 20, 19. Ðætte sió forsewennes him ege and ondrysnu on gebringe ut ostensa desperatio formidinem incutiat, Past. 37, 2; Swt. 265, 19. Hé wolde ðǽm fortrúwodum monnum andrysno hálwendes

on-drystlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drystlíc, -dyrstlíc.

on-dwæscan

(v.)

to extinguish

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to extinguish Se móna ðe byþ andwæsced oððe áteorod, Anglia viii. 316, 38

on-eardian

(v.)

to inhabit

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to inhabit Oneardiaþ on ðam inhabitabunt in ea, Blickl. Gl. Rihtwíse oneardiaþ (inhabitabunt ), Ps. Spl. 36, 31. Onearda inhabita, 36, 28. Ealle oneardigende ymbhwyrft omnes inhabitantes orbem, 32, 8

Linked entry: in-eardian

on-eardiend

(n.)
Grammar
on-eardiend, es; m.

An inhabitant

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An inhabitant Ne on heora éðele ne sy þinc oneardiendes et in tabernaculis eorum non sit qui inhabitet, Ps. Th. 68, 26

on-erian

(v.)

to plough up

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to plough up Wé ma lufiaþ ðone æcer ðe ǽr wæs mid þornum áswógen and æfter ðæm ðe ða þornas beóþ áheáwene and se æker biþ onered bringþ gódne wæsðm plus terram diligimus, quae post spinas exarata fructus uberes producit, Past. 52, 9; Swt. 411, 18

on-fæðmness

(n.)
Grammar
on-fæðmness, e; f.
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Embrace Seó onbláwnes ðære heofonlícan onfæðmnesse sý gewindwod on ðé ( the Virgin Mary ), Blickl. Homl. 7, 26

on-feallende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
on-feallende, part.

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

(n.)
Grammar
on-feng, es; m. [v. fón (on)].

laying hold of, seizingtaking, with the idea of wrongful takingdefence, 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

Linked entries: and-feng on-fang

on-findan

(v.)
Grammar
on-findan, p. -fand, -funde.

to find out, discover, detectto find out from experience, become aware of, perceive, be sensible ofto 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

on-flyge

(n.)
Grammar
on-flyge, es; m.

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

on-fón

(v.)
Grammar
on-fón, p. -féng; pp. -fangen ( with gen. dat. acc.).

to taketo take what another appoints or grants, to receive, have givento take what another offers, receive favourably, acceptto receive a personto undergo a rite, undertake a dutyto conceiveto take to, to beginincipere

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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

Linked entries: an-fón on-fónd

on-fónd

(n.)
Grammar
on-fónd, es; m.

One who undertakes or supports

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One who undertakes or supports Onfónd mínre hǽle susceptor salutis meae, Ps. Lamb. 88, 27

Linked entries: fóend on-fón

on-foran

(prep.; adv.)

Before, aforeBefore, 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