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on-flyge

(n.)
Grammar
on-flyge, es; m.

Infectious disease, disease which, as it were, flies at people flying at a person, fighting

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Infectious disease, disease which, as it were, flies at people Ðú miht wið áttre and wið onflyge, Lchdm. iii. 32, 2, 16, 30. and cf. Icel. á-flog, flying at a person, fighting

on-foran

(prep.; adv.)

Before, aforeBefore, in front

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prep. Before, afore Onforan winter, Chr. 895; Erl. 93, 30. adv. Before, in front Beóþ onforan eágan. Ps. Th. 113, 13

on-fordón

(v.)
Grammar
on-fordón, part.

Destroyed

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Destroyed Bearn onfordónra filios interemptorum, Ps. Lamb. 101, 21. Cf.

Linked entry: for-dón

on-foreweardan

(prep.)
Grammar
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-forht

Similar entry: an-forht

on-gang

(n.)
Grammar
on-gang, es; m.

an entrancean irruption, attack, a going with violence

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an entrance Ongongas ingressus, Ps. Spl. C. 67, 26. an irruption, attack, a going with violence Ongong incursus, irruptio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 44: 111, 47. Ongeong (-gong, Rush.), impetus, Mk. Skt. Lind, 5, 13

on-geador

(adv.)
Grammar
on-geador, adv.

Together

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Together Ongeador sprǽcon, Beo. Th. 3195; B. 1595

on-fundenness

(n.)
Grammar
on-fundenness, e; f.

experience, experimentfinding out, discovery

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experience, experiment Onfundenness experimentum, i. testamentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 49: . experientia, 145, 52. finding out, discovery Ðú ásettest rǽdels gehýr ðú ða onfundennesse ymbe ðæt ðú cwǽde you have set a riddle, hear the meaning discovered

on-galan

(v.)

to charm

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to charm Stefne ongalendra vocem incantantium, Ps. Spl. 57, 5 : Blickl. Gl

on-forwyrd

(n.)
Grammar
on-forwyrd, es; n.

Destruction

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Destruction Fornam hine eofor (onforwyrd, MS. T.) of wuda exterminavit earn aper de sylva. Ps. Spl. 79, 14. God gelǽdeþ hí on pitt onforwyrdes in puteum interitus, 54, 26

Linked entries: on-fordón for-wyrd

on-gitenness

(n.)
Grammar
on-gitenness, e ; f.

understanding, knowledge

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understanding, knowledge Hé wæs gefeónde ðære ongytenesse (agnitione) ðæs sððan Godes biganges. Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 13. Tó ongytenysse (ad agnitionem) ðæs sóðan Godes, 2, 9; S. 511, 3. meaning, purport (cf. Similar entries and-git. ) Ðeós ongitenys (

Linked entry: -gitenness

on-gifan

(v.)

to give backto forgive, pardon

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to give back Nime man ðínne assan and hine ná ne ongife asinus tuus rapiatur, et non reddatur tibi, Deut. 28, 31. to forgive, pardon Ðú ðe ongæfest qui ignoscis, Rtl. 40, 33

on-ginnendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-ginnendlíc, adj.

Inchoative

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Inchoative Óðer hiw is geháten inchoativa, ðæt is onginnendlíc, forðan ðe hit getácnaþ weorces anginn, Ælfc. Gr. 35 ; Som. 38, 2

on-ginness

(n.)
Grammar
on-ginness, e; f.

A beginning, undertaking

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A beginning, undertaking Onginnissum inceptis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 26. Hine hét ðæt hé ðám hálwendan ongynnessum georne befulge eum coeptis insistere salutaribus jussit, Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 11

Linked entry: -ginness

on-geboren

(adj.)
Grammar
on-geboren, adj.

In-born

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In-born Ongeborene ingenitam, Hpt. Gl. 514, 2

Linked entry: ge-boren

on-gebroht

(adj.)
Grammar
on-gebroht, adj.

Imposed

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Imposed Be ongeb[r]ohtum de inrogata, Hpt. Gl. 514. 62

on-gecígung

(n.)
Grammar
on-gecígung, e; f.

Invocation

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Invocation Þerh ongiceiging per invocationem, Rtl. 99, 28

on-geótung

(n.)
Grammar
on-geótung, e; f.

Pouring in

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Pouring in Clǽnsa ǽrest ða wambe mid drences ánfealddre ongeótunge, Lchmd. ii. 234, 26

on-gemet

(adj.)
Grammar
on-gemet, adj.

Immense

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Immense Ongemetum immensis, Wülck. Gl. 250, 23

Linked entry: ge-met

on-hetting

(n.)
Grammar
on-hetting, e; f.

Persecution

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Persecution Onhettincga persecutiones, Hpt. Gl. 476, 17

Linked entries: hettan hetting