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on-wealh

(adj.)
Grammar
on-wealh, -walh; adj.

Whole, entiresound, uninjured, uncorruptedwhole, entire

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Whole, entire Onwalh integer, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 25. Of anwealhre integro, Hpt. Gl. 525, 61. literal, sound, uninjured, uncorrupted Ealne his líchoman gemétton onwealhne and gesundne ( integrum ), Bd. 4, 30; S. 608, 37. Ealle ða scýtan ðe se líchoma

Linked entries: an-wealh -wealg

on-wealhlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
on-wealhlíce, adv.

Entirely

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Entirely Ða mægenu ðæs gódes weorces ðe hé Gode útan anwealglíce forgeaf tantae virtutis sacrificium, quod integrum foras immolant, Past. 33, 5; Swt. 220, 22

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. Féran onweg, Exon

Linked entries: an-weg a-weg

on-weorpness

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

A throwing on

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A throwing on Ðæt lég swíðe weóx and him nǽnig mon mid wætra onweorpnesse ( injectu ) wiðstondan meahte, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 20

Linked entry: weorpness

on-wéstan

(v.)

to lay waste, desolate

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to lay waste, desolate Sý wunung heora onwést ( deserta ), Ps. Spl. 68, 30

on-wícan

(v.)

to yield, retreat

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to yield, retreat Onwican cessere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 23

on-wendedness

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

Change, alteration

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Change, alteration Nis him onwendednes non est illis commutatio, Ps. Th. 54, 20. Onwendednis inmutatio, Ps. Surt. 76, 11. In onwendednissum in commutationibus, 43, 13

on-weorpan

(v.)

to throw aside, turn aside

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to throw aside, turn aside Hine se wind onwearp fram ðære byrig mutati ab urbe venti, Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 8

on-weald

(adj.)
Grammar
on-weald, (?); adj.

Powerful

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Powerful Ðá Dryhten of deáþe árás onweald (-wealh?) of eorþan, Exon. Th. 168, 9; Gú. 1075

on-wealda

(n.)
Grammar
on-wealda, an; m.

One who has power, a ruler

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One who has power, a ruler Ic gelýfe in écne onwealdan ealra gesceafta, Exon. Th. 140, 14; Gú. 610

on-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
on-weard, adj.

Proceeding against, taking action against

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Proceeding against, taking action against Warnige se abbod ðæt hé þurh andan ne sý onweard ðam profaste let the abbot take heed that he be not acting against the provost from hatred, R. Ben. 126, 11

on-wald

(n.)
Grammar
on-wald, -walh.

Similar entry: on-weald

on-wrecan

(v.)

to avenge

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to avenge Ðý læs on him gesewen sí ðás þing onwrecen beón ne in eis illa ulcisci videantur, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 28

on-wreón

(v.)

to uncover, discloseto uncover, open, remove a coveringto make known, shew forth, reveal, discoverto shew the (hidden) meaning of anything, to explainto shew, display so as to avoid concealmentto display what is bad, to exposeto reveal

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to uncover, disclose Ne onwríh ðú ne reveles, Kent. Gl. 960. Onwreónde discooperiens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 73. literal, to uncover, open, remove a covering Hé his hrægl onwrág retecto vestimento, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 23. Ðá onwrigon hí hire ondwliton discooperto

on-wríðan

(v.)

to unwrap, to release from a covering

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to unwrap, to release from a covering Seó hét heáfod onwríðan she bade take the head (of Holofernes) from the bag in which it had been put, Judth. Thw. 24, 5; Jud. 173

on-wríðung

(n.)
Grammar
on-wríðung, e; f.

A band

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A band Onwríðung (-wrítung, Wrt.) ligamentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 76

Linked entry: wríþung

on-wríting

(n.)
Grammar
on-wríting, e; f.

An inscriptioninscriptio

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An inscription; inscriptio Lk. Skt. Rush. 20, 24

Linked entry: wríting

on-willan

(v.)

to cause to boil; fig. to cause passion or emotion to be violent

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to cause to boil; fig. to cause passion or emotion to be violent Ðá wæs eft swá ǽr ealdfeónda níþ onwylleð then again as before hot waxed the hate of former foes, Exon. Th. 125, 30; Gú. 362

Linked entry: on-wyllan

on-windan

(v.)

to unwind, unfasten, loosento retire, retreat

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to unwind, unfasten, loosen Ðonne forstes bend Fæder onlǽteþ, onwindeþ wælrápas, Beo. Th. 3224; B. 1610. Báncofan onband, breóstlocan onwand, Elen. Kmbl. 2498; El. 1250. to retire, retreat Hærn eft onwand ... wædu swæðorodon, Andr. Kmbl. 1062; An. 531

on-wlite

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

Face

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Face Onwlite patham, Txts. 172, 17