onweg

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Originally the same as on weġ (on the/one's way). See there for more information.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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onweġ

  1. away
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      þonne māga ġemynd · mōd ġeondhweorfeð,
      grēteð glīwstafum, · ġeorne ġeondsċēawað
      seċġa ġeseldan. · Swimmað oft onweġ.
      when mind goes through memory of kinsmen,
      greets with mirths, eagerly looks through
      comrades of men. They often swim away.

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Descendants

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