"underbæc" meaning in Old English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˌun.derˈbæk/
Head templates: {{ang-adv}} underbæc
  1. backwards, back Synonyms: onbæc
    Sense id: en-underbæc-ang-adv-nDPSz9K- Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

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          "english": "Then Christ said to the Devil, \"Get back, Satan!\"",
          "text": "c. 992, Ælfric, \"The First Sunday in Lent\"\nCrist cwæþ þā tō þām Dēofle, \"Gā þū underbæc, sċocca!\"",
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          "english": "Then Lot's wife looked back and was instantly turned into a pillar of salt.",
          "roman": "Þā beseah Lothes wīf underbæc and wearþ sōna āwendu tō ānum sealtstāne.",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 19:26",
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          "english": "So then Shem and Japheth put a blanket on their shoulders and walked backwards.",
          "roman": "Hwæt þā Sēm and Iapheth dydon ānne hwītel on heora sċuldran and ēodon underbæc.",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 9:23",
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          "english": "God sent a heavy rain and strong wind and violent storm to the sea, so that the ship couldn’t sail either forwards or backwards.",
          "text": "c. 1000, unknown author, Vercelli Homily XIX\nGod onsende miċelne reġn and strangne wind and grimme ȳst on þā sǣ, swā þæt þæt sċip ne meahte nāwðer swimman ne forþ ne underbæc.",
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          "english": "The people of the city looked back immediately and saw the smoke rising high, and couldn't flee either forwards or backwards.",
          "roman": "Sēo burgwaru þā beseah underbæc sōna and ġeseah þone smīec swīðe hēage āstīgan, and ne mihte þanon flēon ne forþ ne underbæc.",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Joshua 8:20",
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          "english": "Jesus stepped forward and asked them, \"Who are you looking for?\" They answered him and said, \"Jesus of Nazareth.\" Jesus said, \"That's me.\" Judas, who had betrayed him, was standing with them. When he openly said \"That's me,\" they stepped back and fell to the ground.",
          "roman": "Sē Hǣlend ēode þā forþ and cwæþ tō him, \"Hwone sēċaþ ġē?\" Hīe andswarodon him and cwǣdon, \"Þone Nāzareniscan Hǣlend.\" Sē Hǣlend cwæþ, \"Iċ hit eom.\" Sōðlīċe Iūdās, þe hine belǣwde, stōd mid him. Þā hē openlīċe sæġde \"Iċ hit eom,\" þā ēodon hīe underbæc and fēollon on þā eorðan.",
          "text": "c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 18:4-6",
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      "ipa": "/ˌun.derˈbæk/"
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          "english": "Then Christ said to the Devil, \"Get back, Satan!\"",
          "text": "c. 992, Ælfric, \"The First Sunday in Lent\"\nCrist cwæþ þā tō þām Dēofle, \"Gā þū underbæc, sċocca!\"",
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          "english": "Then Lot's wife looked back and was instantly turned into a pillar of salt.",
          "roman": "Þā beseah Lothes wīf underbæc and wearþ sōna āwendu tō ānum sealtstāne.",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 19:26",
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          "english": "So then Shem and Japheth put a blanket on their shoulders and walked backwards.",
          "roman": "Hwæt þā Sēm and Iapheth dydon ānne hwītel on heora sċuldran and ēodon underbæc.",
          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 9:23",
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          "english": "God sent a heavy rain and strong wind and violent storm to the sea, so that the ship couldn’t sail either forwards or backwards.",
          "text": "c. 1000, unknown author, Vercelli Homily XIX\nGod onsende miċelne reġn and strangne wind and grimme ȳst on þā sǣ, swā þæt þæt sċip ne meahte nāwðer swimman ne forþ ne underbæc.",
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          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Joshua 8:20",
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          "english": "Jesus stepped forward and asked them, \"Who are you looking for?\" They answered him and said, \"Jesus of Nazareth.\" Jesus said, \"That's me.\" Judas, who had betrayed him, was standing with them. When he openly said \"That's me,\" they stepped back and fell to the ground.",
          "roman": "Sē Hǣlend ēode þā forþ and cwæþ tō him, \"Hwone sēċaþ ġē?\" Hīe andswarodon him and cwǣdon, \"Þone Nāzareniscan Hǣlend.\" Sē Hǣlend cwæþ, \"Iċ hit eom.\" Sōðlīċe Iūdās, þe hine belǣwde, stōd mid him. Þā hē openlīċe sæġde \"Iċ hit eom,\" þā ēodon hīe underbæc and fēollon on þā eorðan.",
          "text": "c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 18:4-6",
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