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ON-WUNUNG -- ORAÞ. 763

Ps. Spl. 26, 7. Ðu onwunast (habitabis) on heom, 5, 13. Hí onwuniaþ inhabitabunt, 55, 6. Hig onwuniaþ on worlde inhabitabunt in saeculum, Ps. Lamb. 36, 29. Onwuna on gelaðunge inhabita terram, 36, 3.

on-wunung, e; f. I. a habitation, dwelling :-- Gewurðe him wéste eall his onwunung fiat habitatio ejus deserta, Ps. Th. 108, 7. Gewýt fram me, and far ut of mýnre onwununge. Nicod. 27 ; Thw. 15, 11. Ðonne forlæ-acute;t se hálga gást ða onwununge, and ðæ-acute;r sóna wyrþ deófol inne, Wulfst. 280, 9. II. persistence, perseverance :-- Mid singalre ánræ-acute;dnesse l onwununge assidua (perpetua) instantia, Hpt. Gl. 407, 66.

on-wyllan, -ýwan. v. on-willan, -íwan.

on-ýdan to pour in:-- Tunge witan swylce lagoflód onýðaþ lingua sapientis quasi diluvium inabundabit, Scint. 65.

oo-. v. ó-.

open; adj. Open. I. not shut, (a) allowing ingress or egress :-- Heofen biþ open on sumum ende . . . and mycel mægen forþ cymeþ þurh ðone openan dæ-acute;l. Blickl. Homl. 93, l. Open scræf. Cd. Th. 212, 10; Exod. 537. Open wæs ðæt eorþærn (the sepulchre). Exon. Th. 460, 18; Hö. 19. Ðín carcern open wé gemétton, Blickl. Homl. 239, 27. Gé geseóþ opene heofenas (caelum apertum), Jn. Skt. 1, 51. (b) of a door :-- Ðonne andydan hié ða duru ðe on ða healfe open wæs (the door that opened on that side). . . and mið ðæm ðe hié ðara dura hwelce opene gesáwon. Ors. 3, 5; Swt. 106, 14-16. Biþ oft open eádgum tðgeánes onhliden heofonríces duru. Exon. Th. 198, 16; Ph. 11. Hié gemétton ðæs carcernes duru opene. Blickl. Homl. 239, 24. (c) of the eyes :-- Mid openum eágum gesión. Met. 20, 257. (d) of wounds, not closed up :-- Ða openan dolg, Exon. Th. 68, 24; Cri. 1108 : Rood Kmbl. 93; Kr. 47 II. not covered, not protected :-- Seó cirice is ufan open and noferhréfed, Blickl. Homl. 125, 26, 30. Open burh urbs patens, Kent. Gl. 975. III. declared, public :-- Ða béc (of the Old Testament) synd gehátene seó ealde gecýðnyss and seó ealde æ-acute;, ðæt is, open lagu ðe God gesette Israhéla folce. Hexam. l; Norm. 2, 19. IV. not secret, not concealed, discovered, brought to light (in reference to things where concealment is desired) :-- Hwanon ys ðis word open geworden (palam Jactitm), Ex. 2, 14. Ne déþ nán man nán þing on díglum ac sécþ ðæt hit open sý (in palam esse), Jn. Skt. 7, 4. Ðæt móte beón open and onwrigen hwæt hé sý, Blickl. Homl. 185, 4. Se ðe mánaþ swerige and hit him on open wurðe he that commits perjury, and the crime is clearly proved against him, L. Ath. i. 25; Th. i. 212, 18. Gif open morþ weorðe ágife man mágum ðone banan if in a case of murder the murderer be discovered, let him be given up to the kinsmen of the murdered man, L. C. S. 57; Th. i. 406, 25. Æt openre þýfþe in case of discovered, theft, 26; Th. i. 392, 3. Opene weorðaþ monna dæ-acute;de the deeds of men shall be brought to light (at the last day), Exon. Th. 64, 32; Cri. 1046. V. without attempt at concealment:-- Antonius him (Octavianus) onbeád gewin and openne feóndscipe, Ors. 5, 13; Swt. 146, l. Blisse on openum, Lchdm. iii. 200, 8. On ða openan tíd the last day when nothing is concealed, Exon. Th. 96, 9; Cri. 1571. VI. manifest, clear, plain, evident :-- Ðá cwæþ hé : 'Genóg sweotol ðæt is ðætte for ðý sint góde men góde ðe hí gód gemétaþ' Ðá cwæþ ic : ' Genóg open hit is ' certum est, adeptione boni, bonos fieri. Certum, Bt. 36, 3 ; Fox 176, 29. Se ðe unwíslíce leofaþ biþ open sott, ðeáh him swá ne þince, Homl. Skt. i. 13, 132. Is seó wyrd mid eów open orgete, Andr. Kmbl. 1517; An. 760. Ðá ágann Landfranc atýwian mid openum gesceáde (with manifest reason), ðæt hé mid rihte crafede ðás ða hé crafede, Chr. 1070; Erl. 208, 17. [O. Sax. opan: O. Frs. epen: Icel. opinn: O. H. Ger. offan.]

open-ears, -ærs, es; m. A medlar; mespila, Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 50. (v. Halliw. Dict. openers. )

openere, es; m. One who opens: -- Aprilis quasi aperilis . . . swylce hé sý openere. On his tíman beóþgeopenade trýw tó blówanne, Anglia viii. 326, 5.

openian; p. ode. I. intrans. (a) to open, to become open:-- Openaþ patebit, Kent. Gl. 401. Byrgenu openodon, Homl. Th. ii. 258, 5. Openige nú ðín fæðm. Blickl. Homl. 7, 24. Byrgen opnigende (patens) is race heora. Ps. Spl. 5, 10. Openiendum heofonum caelis patentibus, Bd. 4, 9 ; S. 576, 37. Opniendum, Hpt. Gl. 514, 55. (b) to become manifest :-- Ðæs líf mid heálícum tácnum heofonlícra wundra openode cujus vita sublimis crebris miraculorum patebat indiciis, 4, 30; S. 608, 26. II. trans, (a) to open, unclose :-- Openast (aperis) ðú hand ðíne, Ps. Spl. 144, 17. Seáþ hé openode lacum aperuit, 7, 16. Opnyaþ mé gain rihtwísnysse, 117, 19. (b) to disclose, manifest :-- Gefeohtu gesihþ blisse hit openaþ if he sees fights, it is a sure sign of joy, Lchdm. iii. 200, 8. He cýðde and openade ðæt hé Cristen wæ-acute;re se Christianum esse prodiderat, Bd. i. 7 ; S. 477, 22. Ðæt hé næ-acute;nigum má openade ne cýðde (pa&l-bar;efacere&l-bar;), 5, 9; S. 623, 15. Hord openian to discover the treasure, Beo. Th. 6105 ; B. 3056. Openiende propalat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 17. [O. Sax. oponón: O. H. Ger. offanón : O. Frs. epenia: Icel. opna] v. ge-openian.

open-líc; adj. Open, public :-- Openlíc publicum, Germ. 398, 45. Openlecre puplica, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 55. Openlecum (opanletet, Wrt. ii. 3, 61) a puplicis, Wülck. Gl. 343, 28. [O. H. Ger. offan-líh publicus.]

open-líce ; adv. Openly. I. publicly, in a way by which not a few only are affected :-- Eft cymþ God swíðe openlíce (in a way to be seen by all), Ps. Th. 49, 3, Hié openlíce ðæt gesetton (they publicly decreed) ðæt hé swungen wæ-acute;re óþ ðæt hé swylte. Blickl. Homl. 193, 3. Wæs ðis ðara wundra æ-acute;rest ðe ðes eádiga wer openlíce beforan óðrum mannum geworhte, 219, 3 : Homl. Th. i. 58, 15. Hé funde áne tabulan eall áwritene and hí openlíce ræ-acute;dde (read it out to the bystanders). Homl. Skt. i. 23, 767. II. without concealment, without reserve, freely :-- Hé spræc openlíce (palam), Mk. Skt. 8, 32. Nán man spæc openlíce be him for ðæra Iudéa ege, Jn. Skt. 7, 13. Ðá fór hé næs ná openlíce ac dýgollíce, 7, 10. Monige scylda openlíce wietena (aperte cognita), Past. 21, 2 ; Swt. 152, 1. Ða díglan gyltas man sceal dígelíce bétan, and ða openan openlíce, Homl. Th. i. 498, 10. III. plainly, evidently, clearly, manifestly :-- Swelce hé open, líce cuáde si aperte dicat, Past. 21, 2 ; Swt. 153, 11: Blickl. Homl. 81, 19. Búton ic openlíce gecýþe ðæt ic God sylfa sý unless I make it evidently appear that l am God himself, 181, 36. Se wæs openlíce úþwita. Bt. 19: Fox 70, 8 : Met. 13, 72. Hú ne is ðé genóg openlíce geeówad. Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 19: 32, 2; Fox 116, 33. Ic ongite openlíce . . . Ic wolde ðeáh hit fullícor and openlícor of ðé ongitan video . . . sed ex te cognoscere malim apertius, 33, 1; Fox 120, 2-9 : 39, 2-Fox 212, ii. Openlíce manifeste, Hpt. Gl. 460, 59. Sume sindon openlíce forgitene some plainly are forgotten, Met. 10, 60. IV. without obstruction, at large :-- Wolde openlícor (latius) ætýwan seó god-cunde árfæstnyss on hú myclum wuldre Cúþbyrht æfter his deáþe lifede, Bd. 4, 30 ; S. 608, 24. Ic wene ðæt ðú nyte hwæt ðis gemæ-acute;ne, búton wé of óðrum bócum ðis openlícor secgan (give a fuller account), Boutr. Scrd. 18, 27. Ðás þing wé willaþ openlícor gecýðan ðonne ðæt lýden dó, Anglia viii. 298, 25: Chr. 1106; Erl. 240, 35. [O. Sax. opan-líko: O. H. Ger. offanlíhho palam, publice, evidenter.]

openness, e; f. Openness, publicity :-- Gend openysse per publicum, Hpt. Gl. 524, 5. [O. H. Ger. offannussi apocalypsis.]

openung, e; f. Manifestation, revelation :-- Seó openung ðæs dæges (the day of judgment) is swíðe egesfull eallum gesceaftum, Blickl. Homl. 91, 19. [O. H. Ger. offenunga manifestatio, declaratio.]

ór, I. beginning, origin :-- Ór &l-bar; fruma initium, Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 8. Dæges ór onwóc geleáfan the day-spring of belief awoke, Apstls. Kmbl. 130; Ap. 65. Næs him fruma æ-acute;fre ór geworden, Cd. Th. l, 11; Gen. 6. Ðæ-acute;r wæs yfles ór, Andr. Kmbl. 2763; An. 1384. On ðæm wæs ór writen fyrngewinnes, Beo. Th. 3381 ; B. 1688. Or and ende, Exon. Th. 492, 6; Rü. 81, 10. Cwealmes on óre at the beginning of the destruction, Cd. Th. 153, 32 ; Gen. 2547. Gif ðú his ne meaht ór áreccan if you cannot tell even the beginning of your dream, 224, 9 ; Dan. 133. Secgan ór and ende &l-bar;o tell from first to last. Andr. Kmbl. 1297 ; An. 649. Ic ðé yfla gehwylces ór gecýðe óþ ende forþ, Exon. Th. 263, 21; Jul. 353. Sué hé wundra gihuaes ór ástelidæ (cf. ord onstealde, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 21) quomodo ille omnium miraculorum auctor exstitit, Txts. 149, 4. Orleges ór onstellan, Beo. Th. 4806; B. 2407: Exon. Th. 386, 10; Rü. 4, 59. Ne can ic Abeles ór ne fóre hleómæ-acute;ges síð I know not Abel's life from its beginning or its later course, Cd. Th. 61, 33; Gen. 1006. II. front, van :-- Wæs on óre heard handplega, 198, 22; Exod. 326: Beo. Th. 2087; B. 1041. Heriges on óre, Andr. Kmbl. 2213 ; An. 1108. Cf. ord.

or. This form occurs in A. Sax. only as a prefix, but in Goth. us, in Icel. or, ur, in O. H. Ger. ur it is found also as a preposition. It has the meaning without, e. g. or-mód ; also that of original, early, e. g. or-eald.

óra, an ; m. A border, edge, margin, bank (mostly in place names, -or in Windsor, Bognor. v. Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. xxxv: Leo, A. S. Names. p. 92) :-- In ðone stede ðe is gecueden Cerdices óra, Chr. 495 ; Erl. 14, 10: 514; Erl. 14, 21. Æt Cerdices óran, Erl. 2, 3. Ðonan on ðone óran foran wið-eástan Ecgulfes setl west be ðatn óran eft tóweard setle, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 216, 2-3. Siððan dú gehýrde on hliþes óran galan geác on bearwe. Exon. Th. 473, 28; Bo. 21. On óra[n] his hrægles in oram vestimenti ejus, Ps. Spl. 132, 3.

óra, an; m. Ore, metal in an unreduced state :-- Æ-acute;lces kynnes wecg vel óra metallum, Wrt. Voc. i. 34, 67. Seolfor ðe byþ seofon síðon ámered syððan se óra ádolfen byþ, Ps. Th. 11, 7. Gedolfene óran effossa rudera, Germ. 396, 190. Hit is eác berende on wecga órum áres and ísernes leádes and seolfres quae etiam venis metallorum, aeris, ferri, et plumbi et argenti faecunda, Bd. l, l; S. 473, 23. Seó eorþe is cennende wecga óran terra parens metallorum, Nar. 2, 15. Gold&dash-uncertain;órum &l-bar;-wecgum auri metallum, Hpt. Gl. 449, 14. [Cf. golt, seluer, stel, irn, copper, mestling breas : al is icleopet or, A. R. 284, note b.] v. óre.

óra, an; m. A species of money introduced by the Danes (cf. Icel. eyrir, the eighth part of a mark) :-- þolie twelf órena mid Denum and .xxx. sci&l-bar;&l-bar;. mid Englum, L. E. G. 7; Th. i. 170, 16. Béte man ðæt æt deádum menn mid .vi. healfmarce, and æt cwicon mid .xii. óran, L. Eth. iii. 1 ; Th. i. 292, 11. Ita quod xv. (xvi?) ore libram faciant, iv. 9; Th. i. 303, 9. In the Law of the Northumbrian Priests, Th. ii. 290 sqq. , this money is often mentioned. Óro mnas, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 19, 13: Rush. 19, 16.

oraþ. v. oroþ.