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762 ON-WENDEDLÍC -- ON-WUNIAN.

hæleþ weán onwendan, Beo. Th. 384; B. 191: Exon. Th. 130, 19; Gú. 440. Ðara unstillena gesceafta styring ne mæg nó weorþan onwend of ðam ryne ðe him geset is, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 4. Bróc biþ onwended of his rihtryne, Met. 5, 19. Biþ him se wela onwended, and wyrþ him wíte gegearwod, Cd. Th. 28, 5; Gen. 431: Blickl. Homl. 195, 28. Sýn hié from heora wónessum onwende, 109, 20. IV. to change the position of a thing, to invert, turn upside down, (a) literal :-- Sceal mín ród onwended beón; mín heáfod sceal beón on eorþan gecyrred, and míne fét tó heofenum gereahte, Blickl. Homl. 191, 5. Onwendedre endebyrdnysse ordine prepostero, Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 33. (b) figurative, to subvert, disturb, upset :-- Hond synfulra ne onwendeþ (moveat) mec, Ps. Surt. 35, 12. Ðis is ðæt mennisc ðe ealle míne dæ-acute;da mid heora wordum (destroyed by their words the effect that my actions should produce), ðæt hié mé ne gelyfdon, Blickl. Homl. 175, 25. Næ síe tó ðon gedurstig, ne cyning, næ bisceop, ðæt ðæ-acute;s mínæ gife onwændæ (commoveat), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 218, 28. Næ-acute;fre ic ne míne lástweardas geþrístlæ-acute;cen ðæt heó hit (the grant of certain dues) onwenden, Ch. Th. 29, 14: Cd. Th. 26, 11; Gen. 405. Hwæt miht ðú his onwendan? Nú hé hafaþ ealle ðíne þeóstro geflémed, Blickl. Homl. 85, 21. Sibb áfre ne mæg wiht onwendan ðam ðe wel þenceþ nothing can destroy the ties of kindred in the case of a right-minded man, Beo. Th. 5195; B. 2601. Hé (Julian) wolde ðone Cristendóm onwendan, Ors. 6, 31; Swt. 286, 3. Hié ealle ða worold on hiora ágen gewill onwendende (evertendo) wæ-acute;ron, 1, 10; Swt. 48, 10. Eall heofona mægen biþ onwended and onhréred, Blickl. Homl. 91, 27: 93, 13. Biþ se maga onwent and tóbrocen, Lchdm. ii. 218, 18. V. to cause to change for the worse, to give a wrong direction, pervert :-- Se yfela déma onwendeþ ðone rihtan dóm for ðæs feós lufon, Blickl. Homl. 61, 31. Hié (bribes) wísra monna word onwendaþ, L. Alf. 46; Th. i. 54, 18. Beorht wæ-acute;ron burgræced ... meodoheall monig mandreáma full óþ ðæt ðæt onwende wyrd seó swíðe until fate wrought disastrous change, Exon. Th. 477, 15; Ruin. 25. Drync unheórne, se onwende gewit wera, Andr. Kmbl. 69; An. 35. Mid ðý ðe hié ðone drenc druncon, hraþe heora mód wæs onwended, Blickl. Homl. 229, 14. Is mín flæ-acute;sc frécne onwended caro mea immutata est, Ps. Th. 108, 24. VI. intrans. To return :-- Heora gást gangeþ onwendeþ on ða eorþan ðe hí of cómon exiet spiritus ejus, et revertetur in terram suam, 145, 3. v. á-wendan.

on-wendedlíc; adj. Changeable :-- Gyf se midwinter byþ on Frigendæge, ðonne byþ onwendedlíc winter, Lchdm. iii. 164, 8. v. á-wendedlíc.

on-wendedness, e; f. 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. v. next word.

on-wendness, e; f. I. change :-- Ðære godcundnesse næ-acute;nig onwendnesse on carcerne wæs of ðære menniscan gecynde, Blickl. Homl. 19, 24. II. turning, movement (v. onwendan, IV) :-- Onwendnisse heáfdes commotionem capitis, Ps. Surt. 43, 15. v. preceding word.

on-weorpan to throw aside, turn aside :-- Hine se wind onwearp fram ðære byrig mutati ab urbe venti, Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 8. [Cf. O. H. Ger. int-werfan dissociare.]

on-weorpness, e; f. A throwing on :-- Ðæt lég swíðe weóx and him næ-acute;nig mon mid wætra onweorpnesse (injectu) wiðstondan meahte, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 20.

on-wéstan to lay waste, desolate :-- Sý wunung heora onwést (deserta), Ps. Spl. 68, 30. v. á-westan.

on-wícan to yield, retreat :-- Onwican cessere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 23. [Cf. O. H. Ger. int-wíchan cedere, recedere: Ger. ent-weichen.]

on-willan to cause to boil; fig. to cause passion or emotion to be violent :-- Ðá wæs eft swá æ-acute;r ealdfeónda níþ onwylleð then again as before hot waxed the hate of former foes, Exon. Th. 125, 30; Gú. 362. v. á-wellan, -wyllan.

on-wille; adj. Desired :-- 'Ac gé hine gesundne ásettaþ ðæ-acute;r gé hine sylfne genóman' ... Ongon ðá leófne síð dragan Dryhtnes cempa tó ðam onwillan eorþan dæ-acute;le to the hermitage to which he (Guthlac) desired to go, and from which the fiends had removed him, Exon. Th. 145, 25; Gú. 700.

on-windan. I. to unwind, unfasten, loosen :-- Ðonne forstes bend Fæder onlæ-acute;teþ, onwindeþ wælrápas, Beo. Th. 3224; B. 1610. Báncofan onband, breóstlocan onwand, Elen. Kmbl. 2498; El. 1250. II. to retire, retreat :-- Hærn eft onwand ... wædu swæðorodon, Andr. Kmbl. 1062; An. 531.

on-winnende assailing, attacking :-- Se onwinnenda here the attacking army, Homl. Th. ii. 432, 4. Míne geféran mé betæ-acute;hton ðám onwinnendum feóndum, Homl. Skt. i. 7, 351. v. winnan.

on-wist, e; f. The being in a place, dwelling, habitation :-- Gesealde sigora waldend onwist éðles Abrahames sunum God granted to Abraham's descendants to live in a country, Cd. Th. 178, 27; Exod. 18. Cf. on-wunung.

on-wlát (?) form, appearance :-- Anwláten (-es?) formae, Hpt. Gl. 523, 61.

on-wlite, es; m. Face :-- Onwlite patham, Txts. 172, 17. v. and-wlite.

on-wóh. v. wóh.

on-worpenness, e; f. An injection; fig. of a feeling which has been inspired :-- Ðá ic getihtode bi ðære gítsunge onworpennesse and ðá wæs ic gesprecende ðone man and sécende wæs ðæs þinges cúðnesse æt him, Shrn. 36, 19.

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

on-wreón to uncover, disclose :-- Ne onwríh ðú ne reveles, Kent. Gl. 960. Onwreónde discooperiens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 73. I. 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 vultus indumento, 4, 19; S. 589, 16. Onwreóh (-wríh, Ps. Surt.) eágan mine, Ps. Spl. T. 118, 18. Onwreón ða duru ðæs geteldes, Bd. 4, 19; S. 589, 14. II. figurative, to make known, shew forth, reveal, discover :-- Heó onwríhþ hire æ-acute;welm, donne heó geopenaþ hiore þeáwas, Bt. 20; Fox 70, 25. Hé his miltse onwreáh, Blickl. Homl. 107, 20. Ðá com yrnan sum olbenda, and se cwæþ ... 'Ne tódæ-acute;laþ gé ðara háligra líchoman' ... ðá dydon hý swá him ðæt dumbe neát onwreáh, Shrn. 136, 2. Ic ðé háte ðæt ðú ðás gesyhþe secge mannum, onwreóh wordum ðæt hit is wuldres beám, Rood Kmbl. 191; Kr. 97. Bæd ðæt hé him on spellum gecýðde, onwrige worda gongum, hú ..., Exon. Th. 171, 29; Gú. 1134. Iudas ðé mæg sóð gecýðan, onwreón wyrda gerýno, Elen. Kmbl. 1174; El. 589. Ðú scealt biddan ðæt móte beón open and onwrigen hwæt hé sý, Blickl. Homl. 185, 4: Bd. 2, 12; S. 512, 32. Is onwrigen wyrda bigang, Elen. Kmbl. 2245; El. 1124. III. to shew the (hidden) meaning of anything, to explain :-- Ic wéne ðæt ðás word ne sind eów fullcúðe, gif wé hí openlícor eów ne onwreóþ, Homl. Th. i. 580, 27. Augustinus ús onwreáh ðissere ræ-acute;dinge andgit, ii. 384, 21. Ðás word sind sceortlíce gesæ-acute;de, and eów is neód ðæt wé hí swutelícor eów onwreón, i. 278, 14. Onwrión explicare, Kent. Gl. 1152. IV. to shew, display so as to avoid concealment :-- Ðá seó fæ-acute;mne onwráh ryhtgerýno, Exon. Th. 12, 34; Cri. 195. Onwreóh (-wríh, Ps. Surt.) Gode ðíne wegas, Ps. Th. 36, 5. Gif his sáule gyltas óðerum monnum dígle beóþ and him sylfum cúðe, mid his andetnesse onwreó ða his abbode, R. Ben. 72, 5. V. to display what is bad, to expose :-- God hine (the sorcerer) onwrýhþ gyt, ðeáh ðe wit hine ne geopenian, Blickl. Homl. 187, 17. Seó hálige æ-acute; forbeódeþ ða sceondlícnysse onwreón mæ-acute;gsibba ... Ne onwreóh ðú sceondlícnysse ðínes fæder ... se ðe gedyrstigaþ onwreón ða sceondlícnysse his steópméder ... se onwríhþ his fæder sceondlícnysse, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 6-16. Womdæ-acute;da onwreón, Exon. Th. 270, 18; Jul. 467. VI. of the operations of the Deity, to reveal :-- Dryhten ðú ðe ðás þing onwrige lytlingum, Mt. Kmbl. ii. 25. Hit ðé ne onwreáh flæ-acute;sc ne blód, ac mín Fæder, 16, 17: Bd. 2, 12; S. 512, 24. Áne bóc on his wítegunge, ðe him God sylf onwreáh, Ælfc. T. Grn. 9, 44. Ðeáh ðe him God onwríge wísdómes gæ-acute;st, Exon. Th. 273, 14; Jul. 516. Ðam ðe se sunu wyle ðone Fæder onwreón, Mt. Kmbl. ii. 27. Drihten hire forþfóre wæs geeáþmódad tó onwreónne, Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 36. Sum gesihþ ðe God ðysan menn onwreogan hæfþ, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 747. [O. H. Ger. int-ríhan revelare.]

on-wrigenness, e; f. An uncovering, discovery :-- - Onwrigenys apocalypsis, Hpt. Gl. 435, 43. I. a removal of that which obscures or conceals :-- Leóht tó onwrigennysse þeóda lumen ad revelationem gentium; a light to lighten the Gentiles, Homl. Th. i. 136, 22. II. an explanation, exposition (v. on-wreón, III) :-- Circlícere anwrigenisse ecclesiasticae traditionis, expositionis, Hpt. Gl. 410, 36. Hæbben ða ungelæ-acute;redan inlendisce ðæs hálgan regules cýððe þurh ágenes gereordes anwrigennesse by means of an explanation (translation) in their own tongue, Lchdm. iii. 442, 9. III. an exposure of a person's real character (v. on-wreón, V) :-- Nú neálæ-acute;ceþ æ-acute;gðer ge ðín onwrigennes ge uncer gecýðnes the vanity of your pretensions will be exposed, and the reality of our claims will be made manifest, Blickl. Homl. 187, 23. IV. a revelation, manifestation made to the eye or to the ear by divine power (v. on-wreón, VI) :-- Heó sægde ðæt heó geleornod hæfde on onwrihgennysse (MS. T. onwrignesse) ðæt hire forþfóre wæ-acute;re swíðe neáh. Sæ-acute;de heó him ðæt seó onwrihgnes ðyslíc wæ-acute;re. Cwæþ ðæt heó gesáwe micelne þreát, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 35-38. Se Hæ-acute;lend geswutelode him ða tóweardan onwrigenysse (a revelation of the future), be ðære hé áwrát ða bóc ðe is geháten Apocalipsis, Homl. Th. i. 60, 1. Helena hí (the cross) áfunde þurh Cristes onwrigennesse through a revelation made by Christ, H. R. 99, 8. Him ða upplícan onwrigenesse wiðstódon superna illi oracula restiterunt, Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 21.

on-wrigness, -wrihness, e; f. Revelation :-- Of onwrihnesse geendad revelatione saturatus, Mt. Kmbl. p. 9, 6. v. on-wrigenness, IV.

on-wríðan 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, e; f. A band :-- Onwríðung (-wrítung, Wrt.) ligamentum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 76.

on-wríting, e; f. An inscription; inscriptio Lk. Skt. Rush. 20, 24.

on-wunian to dwell, inhabit :-- Ic onwunige (inhabitabo) on ðínum getelde, Ps. Lamb, 60, 5. Ðæt ic onwunige (inhabitem) on húse Drihtnes