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on-wacian

(v.)
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to watch over Þá þe manggungum onwaciaþ [on waciaþ ? inuigilant ], Chrd. 110, 29

on-wǽcan

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Gif mid nánum ðissa ne bið onwǽced his inngeðonc dum nullis passionibus intentionem mentis humiliat, Past. 83, 20. Add

on-wæcenness

(n.)
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on-wæcenness, e; f.
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Excitement, excitation Hé sóhte dǽdbóte and inbryrdnesse wóp, tó ðon ꝥ þurh þá onwæcenesse his mód áburne fletum compunctionis inquirebat; quatenus per haec excitata mens ejus inardesceret, Gr. D. 337, 37

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on-wendedlic

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on-wendendlic

(adj.)
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on-wendendlic, adj.
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Changeable God ána unanwendendlic wunaþ and eallra ðára anwendendlicra welt rerum orbem mobilem rotat, dum se immobilem conservat, Bt. 35, 5; F. 166, 10

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on-wendendlíce

(adv.)

Linked entry: -wendendlíce

on-winnan

(v.)
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to attack, assail Sum hǽðen mann þe him swýðost onwann áwédde ðǽrríhte, Hml. S. 22, 131. Þæt gé eówerne eard bewerian mid wǽpnum wið onwinnendne here, Ælfc. T. Grn. 11, 18: Hml. S. 25, 818. Hí weredon hí cénlíce wið þone onwinnendan here, 589: 719. Hé

on-wlát

Grammar
on-wlát, Dele, and see <b>and-wlata.</b>

on-wrigenness

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Add On sprǽcum háliges gewrites oððe on dígelum onwrigennyssum (-wrigenessum, v. l. ), Gr. D. 139, 1

on-wunung

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Add Ofsett eorðlice onwunung (the earthly tabernacle) andgyt fela þencendne deprimit terrena inhabitatio sensum multa cogitantem, Scint. 138, 16. dwelling in a place, indwelling, sojourn Seó heorte bið geglenced þurh Godes neósunge, and mid his onwununge

or-dál

(n.)
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A masculine form ordelas occurs, C. D. ii. 252, 13

or-dǽle

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Ordǽle expers (periculi ), An. Ox. 3286. Add

or-eald

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Hé wæs wrǽne oð ꝥ hé wæs oreald usque ad aetatem decrepitam lubricus extilit, Gr. D. 341, 3. Add

orf-cwealm

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Swíðe hefelic geár and swíðe swincfull and sorhfull geár innan Englelande on orfcwealme, Chr. 1085; P. 217, 18. Add

orf-cynn

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Secgað sume gedwǽsmenn þæt sum orfcyn sý þe man bletsigan ne sceole, and cweðað þæt hí þurh bletsunge misfarað, and ðurh wyrigunge geðeóð, Hml. Th. i. 100, 30. Add

or-firmþa

(n.)
Grammar
or-firmþa, pl.
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Refuse Orfyrmþa peripsema, An. Ox. 609. Cf. ǽ-firmþa ; or-firme, -firm(u)

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or-gilde

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or-hlyte

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Add: (?) Orhlet expers, Angl. xi. 171, 3

or-mǽte

(adv.)
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or-mǽte, adv.
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Add: immensely Hé rád tó ormǽte caflíce, Hml. Th. ii. 304, 28. Hé (Job) hæfde ormǽte micelne híred, 446, 14. Se móna is ormǽte brád, Lch. iii. 242, 24

or-met

Grammar
or-met, or-mett.
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Gearu tó ánwíge mid ormettre wápnunge, Hml. S. 18, 21. Þá gelæhte se ealdorman ǽnne ormetne flint, 11, 102. Gif God forlǽt þá sáwle for ormættum synnum, þonne swælt heó on þǽm sǽlran dǽle, 1, 144. Add