on-fægnian
to shew gladness
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to shew gladness Ðære helle hund ongan onfægnian mid his steorte Cerberus shewed his gladness by wagging his tail Bt. 35, 6 ; Fox 168, 17 note
on-fenge
Taken, accepted
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Taken, accepted Onfenge adsumtus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 16, 19. Mið ðý onfenge woeron assumtis, acceptis, Lk. Skt. Lind. 9, 10: 9, 16. Án geonfenge (onfenge, Rush.) biþ una assumetur, 17, 35. Onfengo suscepta, Rtl. 9, 7
on-irnan
to yield, give way
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to yield, give way Duru sóna onarn fýrbendum fæst, syððan hé hire folmum [hrán], Beo. Th. 1447; B. 721. Duru sóna onarn þurh handhrine háliges gástes, Andr. Kmbl. 1998; An. 1000
on-lang
Along
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Along Onlong Mǽse, Chr. 882; Erl. 82, 7
on-líce
Like, in like manner
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Like, in like manner Ealle ða ríca forheregian . . . swíðe onlíce ðam micelan flóde, Bt. 16, 1; Fox 50, 6; Met. 8, 47; Elen. Kmbl. 197; El. 99. Onlícost dydon swelce him nǽfre ǽr ðæm gelíc yfel an ne becóme, Ors. 3, 10; Swt. 140, 10; Past. 17; Swt. 123
on-lúcan
literally, to unlock, open ⬩ to open, disclose, reveal
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literally, to unlock, open Ðæs ceasterhlides onlúcan . . . ða fæstan locu nǽnig óðer eft onlúceþ, Exon. Th. 20, 7-20. Onlaec reserat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 2. Suelce ic gesáwe sume duru onlocene, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 155, 6. metaph. to open, disclose, reveal
on-lútan
to lout, bend down, bow
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to lout, bend down, bow Hé onlýtt tó ðissum eorþlícum, suá ðæt neát for gífernesse onlýt tó ðære eorþan, Past. 21, 3; Swt. 157, 2-4. Ǽlc gesceaft ealle mægene symle onlýt wið his gecyndes, Met. 13, 66. Hié him tó onluton and hine weorþodan swá cinige
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on-mǽlan
to address
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to address Him Babilone weard yrre andswarode, eorlum onmǽlde, grimme ðám gingum oncwæþ, Cd. Th. 229, 1; Dan. 210
on-métan
to paint, cover as with colour
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to paint, cover as with colour Ðú mid sárlícre sceame onméttest (-meltest, Th.) perfudisti eum confusione, Ps. Th. 88, 38
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on-orettan
to perform with effort, to accomplish ( a difficult undertaking)
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to perform with effort, to accomplish ( a difficult undertaking) Nó hé ofer Offan eorlscype fremede (he did not excel Offa), ac Offa geslóg cyneríca mǽst; nǽnig efeneald him eorlscipe máran onorette áne sweorde no one of equal age had done such heroic
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on-pennian
to unpen, open
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to unpen, open Ðæt wæter, ðonne hit biþ gepynd, hit miclaþ . . . Ac gif sió pynding wierþ onpennad, ðonne tófléwþ hit eall, Past. 38, 6; Swt. 277, 8
on-ræfniendlíc
Intolerable ⬩ intolerabilis
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Intolerable; intolerabilis, Ps. Spl. 123, 4
on-riht
Right, proper
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Right, proper Se wuldorcyning gesette ýðum heora onrihtne ryne, Cd. Th. 10, 35; Gen. 167
on-rihtlíce
Rightly, duly
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Rightly, duly Ða láreówas sceolan synfullum mannum tǽcan, ðæt hié heora synna cunnon onrihtlíce geandettan, Blickl. Homl. 43, 16
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on-sæc
freed from a charge, excused ⬩ denying
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freed from a charge, excused (cf. Icel. sekr) Hæfe mec onsæcne habe me excusatum, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 18. denying Mec ðú bist onsæcc (-sæcen, Rush.) me es negaturus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 30. Mec ðú bist onsæc me negabis, 14, 72
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on-sǽgan
to cause to sink down, to prostrate
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to cause to sink down, to prostrate Ǽrðon hine deáþ onsǽgde, Exon. Th. 171, 32; Gú. 1135. Hú hí ( hell ) bútan ende éce stondeþ, ðæm ðe ðǽr for his synnum onsǽgd weorþeþ, 446, 27; Dóm. 28. Selegesceotu synd onsǽgd (?), Ps. Th. 82, 6
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on-geflogen
Attacked with disease
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Attacked with disease Gif men his leoþu acen oððe [hé] ongeflogen sý, Lchdm. i. 86, 21
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