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on-sceacan

(v.)

to shaketo shake off, remove

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Voc. ii. 15, 80. to shake off, remove Onscacan (-seacan. Wrt.) detestare Wrt. Voc. ii. 106, 28. Onsceæcannæ onsceacnessum (ob-, MS.) excusandas excusationes, Ps. Spl. T. 140, 4

Linked entry: on-sceacness

on-cweþan

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O. H. Ger. in-quedan respondere.] Cf. and-cwis

on-sígan

(v.)

of gentle, gradual movement, to sink, decline, descendof violent movement

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Fornumen mid onsígendre ylde with declining years, Basil admn. 8; Norm. 50, 20. of violent movement Gif hí oncneówon ða geniðerunge ðe him onsíhþ, Homl. Th. i. 408, 8.

on-swífan

(v.)

to swing, turnto turn aside, divert

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Th. 5112; B. 2559. to turn aside, divert Ne mæg mon ǽfre ðý éð ǽnne his cræftes beniman, ðe mon oncerran mæg sunnan onswífan and ðisne swiftne rodor of his rihtryne, Met. 10, 40

on-wacan

(v.)

to awake, cease to sleepto arise, spring, be derived, be born

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Ða men onwócan, and út urnon, Ors. 4, 2; Swt. 160, 22. to arise, spring, be derived, be born Ðú wást ðæt ðú of mínre ( the speaker is Eve ) dehter, Drihten, onwóce, Blickl. Homl. 89, 20: Cd. Th. 292, 12; Sat. 439.

Linked entries: wacen á-wacan

on-weg

(adv.)
Grammar
on-weg, adv.

Away, off.

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Away, off. with verbs of motion Óðer þing wiston ða wífmenn ðá hý onweg cyrdon when they went away (from the sepulchre ), Exon. Th. 460, 13; Hö. 16. Gif ðú onweg cymest if you come away (alive from the fight ), Beo. Th. 2769; B. 1382.

Linked entries: an-weg a-weg

on-sittan

(v.)

to occupy to oppress (cf. colloquial to sit on a person)to fear (taking like ondrǽdan a reflexive dative)

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Th. 474, 7; Bo. 26. to oppress (cf. colloquial to sit on a person) For ðám heardum weorcum ðe him onsæt, Ex. 6, 9. Gehreás ł onsæt egsa heora ofer hig incubuit timor eorum super eos, Ps. Lamb. 104, 38.

on-bærnan

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Add Hit byþ onbærned (accenditur) of wiðmetennesse gódra wera tó þǽre lufan þæs tóweardan lífes, Gr. D. 8, 19

on-girwan

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Add: to strip a person (acc.) of something (gen. dat. (inst.)) Hé æalle gesceafta gemetgað, and óðre hwíle gegiereð myd ðám winsumestum wlitum, óðre hwíle eft ongiereð and geungewlitegað. Solil. H. 59, 20. Hé hine þám scyccelse ongyrede, Hml.

on-birgan

(v.)
Grammar
on-birgan, p. de (with gen. and acc.)

To taste of, taste, take (food)

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To taste of, taste, take (food) Gif hé bitres onbyrgeþ, Met. 12, 11: 13, 23. Onbirigþ, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 26: 25; Fox 88, 11. Sume ðe deáþ ne onbyrigeaþ (-byrgeaþ, MS. A.: -byrigaþ, MS. B.) Mt. Kmbl. 16, 28. Onbyrigeaþ (-byrgaþ MS. A.), Mk. Skt. 9, 1.

Linked entry: á-birgan

on-drǽdan

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Hý andrǽdende gebidon, Ors. 4, 2 ; Bor. 79, 24

on-lúcan

(v.)

literally, to unlock, opento open, disclose, reveal

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Suelce ic gesáwe sume duru onlocene, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 155, 6. metaph. to open, disclose, reveal Ðæt word ðære þreáunge is cǽg forðam hit oft onlýcþ (anlýcþ, Hatt.

on-secgan

(v.)

to sacrifice, offerto deny, renounce, abjure

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O. H. Ger. insaket litat; insaket delibatus; insaget pim delibor, sacrificio.] to deny, renounce, abjure (O. H.

on-médan

Similar entry: médan

on-æþelian

(v.)

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on-bærning

(n.)
Grammar
on-bærning, e ; f.
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Incense Swá swá onbærning sicut incensum, Ps. Vos. 140, 2. Mid onbærninge (incensu) ic offriu ðé, 65, 15

on-bindan

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Ðý lǽs hí sín tó swíðe gebundne mid ðǽm ðurhtogenum scyldum, and tó lange forelden ðæt hí hí ne anbinden mid ðǽre hreówsunge ne plus adstringantur in debito perpetrati operis, et minus solvant fletibus satisfactionis, Past. 413, 9. Add

on-blinnan

(v.)
Grammar
on-blinnan, to cease: — Eall sóðfæstnesse bið ðonne onblunnen
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veritas non erit, Verc. Först. 118, 12

on-bringelle

(n.)
Grammar
on-bringelle, an; f.
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Instigation God ús álýse fram úrum wiðerwinnan and fram his anbrincgellan, for ðám þe his æfst is mycel ofer ús, Hml. S. 23 b, 291

Linked entries: an-bringelle -bringelle

on-cígness

(n.)
Grammar
on-cígness, e ; f.
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Invocation Ðerh onceignise (not -ceiunge, see Skeat's collation) per invocationem, Rtl. 114, 3