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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-foreweardan

(prep.)
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on-foreweardan, prep. adv.

In front, in the front of, in the earlier part of

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In front, in the front of, in the earlier part of Onforeweardan ðysre race in the earlier part of this narrative, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 790. Malchus eode onforeweardan ( led the way ) in tó his ðám hálgan geféran, 23, 752

on-weald

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Add: in a general sense, power, control over a person or thing Ðæt úre geswinc ne sceolde bión on óðres monnes onwalde (an-, v. l. ), Past. 250, 2. of official rule. secular Hé wæs Rómánum swá milde swá him nán onwald næs ǽr þǽm, Ors. 6, 2; S. 254,

on-swebban

(v.)

to put to sleep (but generally of the sleep of death), lay to rest ( in the grave)

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to put to sleep (but generally of the sleep of death), lay to rest ( in the grave) Onsuebbaþ sepeliant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 44. Onsuebdum sopitis, 120, 73

on-springan

(v.)

to burst asunderto spring or burst forth, (of streams), to rise

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Th. 1639; 8. 817. to spring or burst forth, (of streams), to rise Ðǽr lagnstreámas, wyllan onspringaþ, Exon. Th. 202, 2; Ph. 63. Ðǽr se flód onsprang, Andr. Kmbl. 3269; An. 1637.

on-funden

(adj.)
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on-funden, adj.
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Having experience of, having by experience knowledge of Gedó mé lufiende and onfundne þínes wísdómes jubeas me esse amatorem perceptoremque sapientiae tuae, Solil. H. 14, 7. See next word

Linked entry: -funden

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-sécan

(v.)

to require something (gen.) of a person (acc.)

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Ðǽr .xxx. wæs and feówere eác feores onsóhte þurh wǽges wylm then was life required of thirty-four by the rage of the wave (cf. under Similar entries á-sécan, Ps. 118, 95), Exon. Th. 283, 13; Jul. 679

on-tyhtan

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Gif hé hit herede and ontyhte (on tyhte?), eft hé stiérde ðǽre gewilnunge, Past. 53, 8. Nát ic hwí þú sý eallinga onǽled and ontihted (-tiht, v. l.) of þára bysne and wiðmetenysse ex quorum comparatione accenderis ignoro, Gr. D. 7, 10.

on-munan

(v.)

to esteem, consider (worthy), think (highly of)denoting worthalone

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to esteem, consider (worthy), think (highly of). with acc. of person and adj. denoting worth Búton ic openlíce gecýþe ðæt ic God sylfa sý, ne onmun ðú mé nánre áre wyrþne, Blickl. Homl. 181, 36.

on-timber

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Add Þæs mannes líchaman antimber bið of ðám fæder and of ðǽre méder, ac God gescypð þone líchaman of ðám antimbre, Hml. Th. i. 292, 28. Salomon árǽrde þæt mǽre hús of eorðlicum antimbre, ii. 580, 11: Wlfst. 279, 25.

on-settan

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Ofer untrymigum honda onsettað ( inponent ), Mk. L. R. 16, 18. Onsette hond ofer ł on ðâ ilco, 10, 16. Onsett hond ofer hiá inpone manum super eum, Mt.

on-sundrian

(v.)

to separate, take apart

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to separate, take apart Nǽnig heora, of ðám ðe hí áhton, ówiht his beón onsundrad cwæþ none of them said that anything they owned was his separate property, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 15 note

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-cweðan

(v.)

of animate beings, to reply, respondto echo back, give back a sound, reply

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Oft oncwæð ýð óðerre, Andr. Kmbl. 884; An. 442

on-bígan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bígan, p. de

To cause to bend, to subdue

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Heora módes heánesse ealle eorþcyningas onbégan mihton their loftiness of soul could make all the kings of the earth to bend, Blickl. Homl. 119, 21

Linked entry: on-býgan

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.

Linked entry: ge-brengan

on-wealh

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add: of material objects Genim ðysse wyrtewyrttruman swá anwealhne ( as whole as possible ), Lch. i. 286, 18.

or-weorð

(n.)
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or-weorð, -wurð, es; n.
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Ignominy, shame Gefyl ansýne heora of orwurðe ( ignominia ), Ps. Spl. C. 82, 15

or-firmþa

(n.)
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or-firmþa, pl.
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Ox. 609. Cf. ǽ-firmþa ; or-firme, -firm(u)

Linked entry: -firmþa