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

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

• onweġ dōn (“to get rid of”)
• onweġ gān (“to go away”)
• onweġ weorpan (“to throw away”)

Descendants

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