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on-líc

(adj.)
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Hé hæfde twégen gingran suíðe gelíces willan and on eallum ðingum suíðe onlíce, and hé hié ðeáh lǽrde suíðe ungelíce duobus discipulis non diversa caritate praeditis, diversa tamen adjutoria praedicationis impendit, 291, 14. Add

or-ildu

(n.)
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or-ildu, (o); f.

Extreme old age

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Extreme old age Hine (death) gelettan ðæt hé ðý lator cymþ, ge furþum óþ oreldo hí hine hwílum lettaþ (put off death until extreme old age ), Bt. 41, 2 ; Fox 246, 9.

Linked entries: or-yldu or-eldo

or-þanc

(adj.)
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or-þanc, adj.

Cunning, skilful

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Mé þurh hrycg wrecen hongaþ under án orþonc píl, óðer on heáfde, Exon. Th. 403, 23; Rá. 22, 12. Hwǽr com heora snyttro and seó orþonce gláunes, and se ðe gebregdnan dómas démde ? Blickl. Homl. 99, 31

on-cunnan

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On ðeosum wordum se ungesǽliga Iúdas wæs openlíce oncunnen, Hml. A. 161, 218

on-þræc

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Seó dene wæs weallende mid anðræcum lígum, on ánre sídan (cf. unum latus flammis feruentibus nimium terribile, Bd. 5, 12), 350, 7. Tengdon þá hǽþenan mid andþrecum wǽpnum tó þám ǽwfæstum heápe, Hml. S. 28, 67. Add

on-hreósan

(v.)
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L.) gé on men quousque inruitis in homines, Ps. Vos. 61, 4. Anhreósaþ inruunt (venti in domum, Mt. 7, 25), Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 27. Forhergad mid onhreósendum hægle grandine irruente vastata, Gr. D. 57, 5.

Linked entry: an-hreósan

on-bryrdness

(n.)
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on-bryrdness, e; f.

Instigation, stimulus, inspiration, compunction

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Mid onbryrdnysse ðæs upplícan éðles with the stimulus that is given by the land on high, Homl. Th. ii. 550, 19. Mid godcundre onbryrdnysse monad divino admonitus instinctu, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 24: 4, 32; S. 611, 39.

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-gemang

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Þá ongemang ðyssum (then while this was going on) beheóld heó hine swýðe georne, Hml. S. 30, 345 : 33, 88. <b>I a.</b> with acc.

on-tydran

(v.)

to nourish, support

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Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 182, 22-26

on-hǽle

(adj.)
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on-hǽle, adj.

Secret, hidden

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Gif mec onhǽle án onfindeþ, ðǽr ic wíc búge (cf. gif ic mǽgburge mót míne gelǽdan on dégolne weg, 397, 15-17), 396, 19; Rä. 16, 7. Wíd is ðes wésten, wræcsetla fela, eardas onhǽle earmra gǽsta, 121, 7; Gú. 268: 123, 13; Gú. 322.

on-sacan

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Ansacan (on-, v. l. ), 130, 10. Onsæccendum allum negantibus omnibus, Lk. L. 8, 45. to renounce, give up claim to Sé ðe ne onsæcæð (renuntiat) allum ðám ðe ágniges, Lk. L. 14, 33

or-tydre

(adj.)
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or-tydre, adj.
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Without offspring, barren Ontydre (Wnlcker reads ortydre) effeto, sinefoetu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 46

or-wéna

(adj.)
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or-wéna, adj. with gen.
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Hopeless, despairing Ðá wearþ his agen sunu yfele geuntrumed, and orwéna lífes læg æt /orþsíðe, Homl. Skt. i. 3, 301: Beo. Th. 2008 ; B. 1002 : 3134; 6. 1565: Exon. Th. 329, 27; Vy. 40. Friþes orwéna, 261, 25 ; Jul. 320. Ic eom orwéna, ðæt. . .Cd. Th

Linked entry: -wén

or-wirðu

(n.)
Grammar
or-wirðu, indecl.; -wirð, e; f.
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Ignominy, shame, dishonour Gefyl onsiéne heara mid orwyrðe imple facies eorum ignominia, Ps. Surt. 82, 17. Mé ðín dohtor hafaþ geýwed orwyrðu thy daughter hath shewn me dishonour, Exon. Th. 246, 29; Jul. 69

Linked entry: or-weorð

on-foreweardan

Similar entry: fore-weard

sinder-óm

(n.)
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rust Sinderóme ferrugine, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 35

for-oft

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Se Hǽlend hét hine sylfne mannes sunu foroft, Hml. A. 55, 118: 58, 169: 50, 26: 71, 169. Þá unrihtwísan déman beóð wyrsan þonne heregende here: here man mæg foroft befleón, ac þá déman man ne mæg befleón, Ll. Lbmn. 475, 23. Add

Linked entry: oft

ofe-weard

Similar entry: ufe-weard

on-bǽru

(n.)
Grammar
on-bǽru, In l. 4for 1827 l. 1027: <b>-onbecweþende.</b>

Similar entry: yfel-onbecweþende