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on-hátan

(v.)

to promise

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to promise Hyre nales frætwe onhéht, Exon. Th. 249, 28; Jul. 118. Ðæt ic deófolgieldum gaful onháte, 251, 27; Jul. 151

on-hátian

(v.)

to grow hot

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to grow hot Onhátode incanduisset, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 4

on-hirdan

(v.)

to comfort, strengthen, encourage

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to comfort, strengthen, encourage Manegum wearþ hige onhyrded þurh his hálig word, Apstls. Kmbl. 105 ; Ap. 53: Elen. Kmbl. 1678; El. 841

on-hiscan

Similar entry: on-hyscan

on-settan

(v.)

to oppress, bear down

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to oppress, bear down Hé hig yfele onsette vehementer oppresserat eos, Jud. 4, 3. Ða Cristenan him mid heora wǽpnum hýndon and onsetton, Blickl. Homl. 203, 17

Linked entry: an-settan

on-segedness

Similar entry: on-sægedness

on-slæge

Similar entry: on-slege

on-stíðian

(v.)

to make hard

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to make hard Onstíðade ( induravit ) hiora hearta, Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 12, 40

on-stregdan

(v.)

to sprinkle

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to sprinkle Ðú onstrigdes ( asparges ) mec mid ysopan, Ps. Surt. 50, 9

on-swápan

Similar entry: swápan

on-swégan

Similar entry: swégan

on-þyncan

(v.)

to seem, appear

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to seem, appear Ðý læs ðæt eów seó sægen monigfealdlícor biþ onþúhte tó wrítanne ne sim scribendi multiplex, Nar. 3, 29

on-tige

Similar entry: on-tyge

on-þunian

(v.)

to swell out, exceed due bounds

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to swell out, exceed due bounds Ic eom ufor ealra gesceafta ðara ðe worhte Waldend úser; se mec ána mæg geþeón þrymme, ðæt ic onrinnan (onþunian is suggested by Grein ) ne sceal, Exon. Th. 427, 15; Rä. 41, 91. (?)

Linked entries: þunian þunian

on-þanc

(n.)
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Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 40

on-swætende

(adj.)
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Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 31

on-týnan

(v.)

to cover

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to cover Ða stówe wæs ontýnende ea loca operiens ( ea loca operiens did the translator read aperiens?), Bd. 4, 7; S. 575, 12. (?)

on-wæmme

Similar entry: un-wemme

on-unwís

(adj.)
Grammar
on-unwís, (?); adj.

Foolish, ignorant

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Foolish, ignorant Wiðmeten is nítenu[m] onunwísum ( insipientibus ), Ps. Spl. 48, 12

Linked entries: un-wís on-unwísdóm

on-wæstm

(n.)

increase, increment

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increase, increment Onwæstem incrementum, Rtl. 69, 19

Linked entry: ó-wæstm