onweg

See also: onweg-

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /onˈwej/

Adverb

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.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: awey, awe, awei, away, awi, ewai, oway, owy
    • English: away
    • Scots: awa
    • Yola: awye, awi, away, awaa