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O"my (?), a. Mellow, as
land. [Prov.Eng.] Ray.

On (?), prep. [OE. on,
an, o, a, AS. on, an; akin to D.
aan, OS. & G. an, OHG. ana, Icel.
ā, Sw. å, Goth. ana, Russ. na, L.
an-, in anhelare to pant, Gr. 'ana`, Zend
ana. √195. Cf. A-, 1, Ana-,
Anon.] The general signification of on is
situation, motion, or condition with respect to contact or support
beneath; as: --

1. At, or in contact with, the surface or
upper part of a thing, and supported by it; placed or lying in
contact with the surface; as, the book lies on the table,
which stands on the floor of a house on an
island.

I stood on the bridge at midnight.

2. To or against the surface of; -- used to
indicate the motion of a thing as coming or falling to the surface of
another; as, rain falls on the earth.

Whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be
broken.


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