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See also: ónde and ondé

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Etymology 1

From Middle English onde, ande, from Old English onda, anda (zeal, indignation, anger, malice, envy, hatred), from Proto-West Germanic *anadō, from Proto-Germanic *anadô (breath, spirit, zeal), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (to breathe, blow).

Cognate with Scots aynd, eind, end (breath), German Ahnd, And (pain, anguish), Danish ånd, ånde (breath, spirit), Swedish anda, ande (spirit, breath), Icelandic andi (spirit), Latin anima (breath, spirit). More at animal.

Alternative forms

Noun

onde (usually uncountable, plural ondes)

  1. (obsolete) envy; hatred; malice
    Wrathe, yre, and onde — The Romaunt of the Rose.
    Synonyms: envy, hatred
  2. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) breath
    Synonym: breath
Derived terms
  • in ande
  • out of ande

Etymology 2

From Middle English onden (Northern dialect ande), from Old Norse anda (to breathe).

Alternative forms

Verb

onde (third-person singular simple present ondes, present participle onding, simple past and past participle onded)

  1. (intransitive, dialectal or obsolete) To breathe; breathe on.
Derived terms

References

  • onde”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin unde.

Adverb

onde

  1. where

Synonyms

  • (where): ú

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