- on
- 1. prep w.d.i.a. (local) on, upon, on to (but ofer is more common); up to, among; in, into, within; (temporal) in, during, at, on, about; against, towards; according to, in accordance with, in respect to; for, in exchange for; \on gehwæðere hand on both sides; \on hand gán irreg v/i to yield; áswengan \on cast upon; \on sittan1 (1) to assail, attack; (2) to press on, weigh down; \on winnan to attack; 2. adv on; forward, onward; continuously, forþ \on; \on riht rightly; \on ǽr adv formerly; \on án continuously, in concert; at once, forthwith; \on tíde at the proper time; \on bæcling/bæclinga/bæclinge gewend having one's back turned; \on secgan to bring a charge against; 3. pres 3rd sing of unnan; 4. see ond, and
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.