on weg

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Judging by Old High German in weg, of the same meaning, the phrase might date back to Proto-West Germanic *in weg; note that the word in was replaced with on in the West Saxon dialect of Old English.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /on ˈwej/

Adverb

on weġ

  1. away
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "St. Benedict, Abbot"
      Sē ēadiga wer cwæþ tō his ġebrōðrum, "Gāþ on weġ! Nis þis nā ūru dǣd, ac is þāra hālgena apostola."
      The blessed man told his brothers, "Go away! This [resurrecting a dead body] isn't something we do, it's an act of the holy apostles."
  2. on the/one's way

Descendants
  • Middle English: away
    • English: away
    • Scots: awa
    • Yola: awye
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