onlead

verb

1. To lead on or forward.

   archaic, transitive

   Thus did the guardian of his crystal cup onlead him in the quest of strength and speed, forewise of that dire approaching day when strength against strength, speed against speed, life against life, he and his mortal foe should be swung […]

Where it comes from

From on- + lead. Cognate with Dutch aanleiden (“to lead on, lead further”), German anleiten (“to guide, instruct, teach, direct”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry onlead (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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