onhyrian

• anherian, onhyrġean, onhyrġan

From on- +‎ hyrian.

• IPA^(key): /onˈxyr.jɑn/, [onˈhyrˠ.jɑn]

onhyrian

1. to imitate, emulate
   • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8‎^[1]:

     Saga hwæt iċ hātte, þe swā scireniġe scēawendwīsan hlūde onhyrġe, hæleþum bodie wilcumena fela wōþe mīnre.

     Say what I am called, who as actress loudly imitate a jester song, proclaim many welcome guests as heroes with my voice.

2. to resemble

• onhyrenes f (“imitation, emulation”)
• onhyriend m (“imitator, emulator”)
• onhyring f (“imitation, emulation”)

• Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
• T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921