onbæc
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onbæc
- 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.
- c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 6:66