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on-sundness

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

Soundness, freedom from physical or moral flaw

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Soundness, freedom from physical or moral flaw Andsumnysse (ansundnysse?) integritatis, virginitatis, Hpt. Gl. 444, 53. Gefég ðás bricas tó ansundnysse join these broken gems together so that they may again be whole, Homl. Th. i. 62, 8

Linked entry: on-sundness

on-lícness

(n.)
Grammar
on-lícness, e; f.

Likeness, image

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Likeness, image Idese onlícnes the form of a woman, Beo. Th. 2706; B. 1351: Andr. Kmbl. 1461; An. 731. Hé hæfþ mon geworhtne æfter his onlícnesse, Cd. Th. 25, 19; Gen. 396; Exon. Th. 424, 10; Rä. 41, 37

on-fundenness

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

experience, experimentfinding out, discovery

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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 of what you have said, Ap. Th. 4, 22

on-wunung

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

a habitation, dwellingpersistence, perseverance

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Gewýt fram me, and far ut of mýnre onwununge. Nicod. 27 ; Thw. 15, 11.

Linked entry: in-wunung

on-timber

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

materialreason, occasionmateria

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Ðæt antimber ðe hé of gesceóp gesceafta, Hexam. 4; Norm. 6, 22.

Linked entry: an-timber

on-scyte

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

an attack, assaultan attack in words, a calumny, backbiting

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an attack, assault Salomon ðæt mǽre hús Godu betǽhte, him and his folce tó gescyldnysse wið ǽlces yfeles onscyte as a protection against the assault of every evil, Homl.

on-wealhness

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

Wholeness, soundness, integritypurity, chastity, integrity

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Wholeness, soundness, integrity. literal Þurh ða heora onwalhnesse gecýðed is it is made evident by the unchanged condition of the footsteps, Blickl.

Linked entry: an-wealgnes

on-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
on-hweorfan, p. -hwearf.

To change, reverseTo change, turn, revert

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To change, reverse Metod onhweorfeþ heortan ðíne ( of Nebuchadnezzar's transformation ), Cd. Th. 251, 27; Dan. 570. Hé cwide ( the curse pronounced against Adam ) eft onhwearf, Exon. Th. 39, 7; Cri. 618.

Linked entry: on-hwirfan

on-dóung

(n.)
Grammar
on-dóung, e; f.

A putting in, injection

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A putting in, injection Mid ondóunge wyrtdrences þurh horn sió wamb biþ tó clǽnsianne, Lchdm. ii. 260, 11

Linked entry: dóung

on-drystlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drystlíc, -dyrstlíc.

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-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-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-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-hetting

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

Persecution

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Persecution Onhettincga persecutiones, Hpt. Gl. 476, 17

Linked entries: hettan hetting

on-heldan

(n.; v.)
Grammar
on-heldan, -heldedness.

Similar entry: on-hildan

on-irning

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

Attack, assault

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Attack, assault Diówlíca onerninge tósliteno beón diabolica incursione lacerari, Rtl. 36, 1

Linked entry: irning

on-leóhtness

(n.)
Grammar
on-leóhtness, e; f.

Illuminationilluminatio

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Illumination; illuminatio, Ps. Lamb. 138, 11

on-lésan

(n.; v.)
Grammar
on-lésan, -lésness.

Similar entry: on-lísan