† oningn.
Obsolete. rare.
An only one; a darling.
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the mind > emotion > love > loved one > [noun]
darlingc888
the apple of a person's eyeeOE
lief971
light of one's eye(s)OE
lovedOE
my lifelOE
lovec1225
druta1240
chere1297
sweetc1330
popelotc1390
likinga1393
oninga1400
onlepya1400
belovedc1430
well-beloved1447
heart-rootc1460
deara1500
delicate1531
belove1534
leefkyn1540
one and only1551
fondling1580
dearing1601
precious1602
loveling1606
dotey1663
lovee1753
passion1783
mavourneen1800
dote1809
treasure1844
seraph1853
sloe1884
darlint1888
asthore1894
darl1930
a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) xxi. 20 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 154 Outtake mi saule fra swerd to bringe, And fra hand ofe hunde mine oninge.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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