onsendan

Old English

Etymology

on- +‎ sendan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /onˈsen.dɑn/

Verb

onsendan

  1. to send forth, emit, yield up
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      nīpeð nihtsċūa, · norþan onsendeð
      hrēo hæġlfare · hæleþum on andan.
      night-shade darkens, sends from the north
      a heartless hail-march to the men in wrath.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: onsenden