onweg
See also: onweg-
Old English
Alternative forms
- anweġ, āweġ
Etymology
Originally the same as on weġ (“on the/one's way”). See there for more information.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /onˈwej/
Adverb
onweġ
- 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.
- when mind goes through memory of kinsmen,
Derived terms
- onweġ dōn (“to get rid of”)
- onweġ gān (“to go away”)
- onweġ weorpan (“to throw away”)