on ecnesse
Old English
Etymology
From on + ēcnesse, dative of ēcnes "eternity".
Adverb
on ēcnesse
- forever, for eternity
Derived terms
- symble on ēcnesse (“always forever, throughout eternity”)
Synonyms
- ā and symble (“(for)ever and always”)
- ā symble (“(for)ever always, always (for)ever”)
- āwa tō ealdre (“for all time, for evermore”)
- ǣfre on ealdre (“emphatic ever, forever”)
- ēce (“eternally, perpetually, evermore”)
- ēcelīċe (“eternally, perpetually, evermore”)
- ēce tō ealdre (“for all time, for evermore”)
- on ealdre ǣfre (“emphatic ever, forever”)
- symble ēce (“always forever (or evermore)”)
- tō wīdan fēore (“for all eternity”)
Related terms
- ēce (“eternal, perpetual, everlasting”)
- ēcelīċ (“eternal, perpetual, everlasting”)
References
- Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary