onbæc

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Old English

Etymology

on + bæc

Pronunciation

Adverb

onbæc

  1. backwards, back
    • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 6:66
      Siþþan maniġe his leornungcneohta ċierdon onbæc and lenġ ne ēodon mid him.
      After that, many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him.
    • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Luke 9:62
      Nān mann þe his hand āsett on his sulh and onbæc besihþ nis andfenġe Godes rīċe.
      No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Middle English: abak, obak, abac
    • English: aback
    • Scots: aback, a-back