Old English · adverb
onweg
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /onˈwej/
- Syllables
- on · ˈwej (2 syllables)
Meaning
away
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.
þonne māga ġemynd · mōd ġeondhweorfeð,
Etymology
Originally the same as on weġ (“on the/one's way”). See there for more information.
Descendants
away
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