O.
Reading edition
O, == one. RG. 430, 454
O, == ever. O. and N. 1474. See Oo
Oak, sb. RG. 22. AS. ǽc
Oaken, adj. Alys. 6415
Oar, sb. HD. 711. AS. ár
Oath, sb. RG. 383, 506. AS. áð
Obedience, sb. 921 B.
Obeysant, adj. == obedient. RG. 503
Obligation, sb. RG. 391
Oblige, v. a. RG. 12. part. ‘y-obliged.’ RG. 389
Obok, == on the book. HD. 2311
Obon, == on, or in body. HD. 2505. See numerous other exx. of this form in Sir F. Madden’s Gloss. to Havelok under this word
Observe, v. a. Legend of St Cuthbert in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 15, n.
Ocean, sb. RG. 40
Ocquerne, sb. == dog-leather well dressed. M. Ode, st. 183. Fr. ocaigne
Odame, sb. == brother-in-law. Alys. 2081. See v. 2349. AS. áðum. N. H. G. eidam
Odwite, sb. == reproach. O. and N. 1231. AS. edwít, oðwítan
Of. O. and N. 9, 11
—— == on account of. O. and N. 40
Ofbore, v. n. == forbear. O. and N. 408
Ofchamed, part. == ashamed. O. and N. 932. AS. of-sceamian
Ofdawen, v. n. == recover one’s senses. Alys. 2265
Ofdrad, part. == afraid. O. and N. 1141
Oferen, v. a. == terrify. O. and N. 976. part. ‘oferd.’ O. and N. 399. AS. offǽred, affrighted
Off, adv. [of.] Pol. S. 188
Offer, v. a. RG. 545
Offering, sb. == donation. RG. 545; oblation. Alys. 6163
Office, sb. == duty. RG. 468
Offspring, sb. RG. 9
Ofgo, v. a. == overtake. 52 B.
Ofgrede, v. a. == call to. Alys. 581
Ofken, v. a. == bring forth (a child). Rel. S. iv. 42
Ofligge, v. n. == lie by, or on. O. and N. 1503
Oflonged, part. == oppressed with longing. O. and N. 1585
Ofscape, v. a. == escape. RG. 398
—— v. n. == escape. RG. 570
Ofsee, v. a. == see. pret. ‘of-sygh.’ Alys. 6060. AS. of-seón
Ofseek, v. a. == seek out. Miracles, 87
Ofsend, v. a. == send for. Alys. 1006, 1912
Ofserve, v. a. == observe. RG. 265
Ofslahe, part. == slain. O. and N. 1609
Ofspeak, v. a. == speak of, part. ‘ofspoke.’ Alys. 6518
Ofswink, v. a. == fatigue. RG. 40
Oft, adj. == frequent. RG. 264; comp. oter. RG. ibid.
—— adv. RG. 443
Oftake, v. a. == overtake. 53 B. 409 β
Ofthink, v. a. used impersonally == to repent of. ‘hem of-thouȝte here prute.’ RG. 163. AS. of-þincan
—— v. a. == think of, consider. Rel. S. v. 2
Oftoned, part. == made angry. O. and N. 254. AS. teonan
Ogaine, == again. For words compounded with ‘ogaine,’ see under Again
Oh, Ohen. See Owe
Oil, sb. RG. 13; [oli]. Ps. xxii. 5; [ely]. Marg. 60
Ointment, sb. Judas 126
Ok, == eke, also. HD. 1081
Ok. See Ache
Ok, == ac, but. Pol. S. 205
Okir, sb. == usury. Ps. xiv. 5. ON. okr. from auka, to increase
Oknes, == on knees. HD. 2252
Old, adj. RG. 474
Oli. See Oil
Olifaunt. See Elephant
Olive, sb. RG. 193
Olive, adv. == on, or in life, alive. HD. 2865. RG. 81
Oliver, sb. == olive. Alys. 5785
Oloft, adv. == aloft; lit. in the air. Ps. lxxiv. 8
On. See Owe
On, prep. Wright’s L. P. pp. 22, 38
Onan, adv. == anon. Ps. civ. 11
Onde, sb. == spite. RG. 40. AS. anda
Onde, sb. == breath. Alys. 3501. ON. anda
Ondi ? Body and Soul, 103
One, == the numeral. RG. 523. acc. s. ‘anne.’ O. and N. 792
—— == a certain person. RG. 289
—— == alone, single. Wright’s L. P. p. 81
Onelote, sb. == offering, or sacrifice. Ps. xxxix. 7; l. 21. Probably a corruption of AS. ‘of-lete’
Oneness, sb. == unity. Creed of St Athan. 11
Ones, adv. == of one kind. O. and N. 1393
Onfang, v. a. == conceive (of a woman); pret. ‘onfogh.’ Ps. l. 7. part. ‘onfanged.’ Id. ibid.
Onfrest, v. a. == delay. HD. 1337. AS. fyrst
Ongrede, v. a. == lament. O. and N. 1586
Onhede, sb. == unity. Creed of St Athan. 72
Oning, sb. == a darling, only child. Ps. xxi. 21
Onith, adv. == by night. HD. 1251
Onlepi. See Anilepi
Onlight, v. a. == illuminate. Ps. cxviii. 135
Onrese, v. n. == rush upon. Ps. lviii. 4
Onsene, sb. == countenance. O. and N. 1704. AS. on-syn
Onsprute, sb. == a sprouting forth. Ps. xvii. 16
Onwar, adj. == ware, aware. Wright’s L. P. p. 46
Onycle, sb. == onyx. Wright’s L. P. p. 25
Onyx, sb. Cok. 90
Oo, adv. == aye, ever. Wright’s L. P. pp. 43, 99
Ope, adj. == open. O. and N. 168. AS. open. ON. opinn, from ‘op,’ ostium, foramen. Lat. ap-erio
Open, v. a. Wright’s L. P. p. 71
—— v. n. 2209 B.
Openheaded, adj. == bareheaded. RG. 530
Openly, adv. Alys. 4003; [opeliche]. O. and N. 851
Orchard, sb. Alys. 1684. AS. orcerd
Ordain, v. a. (a clerk). 276 B.
—— == set in array. RG. 452, 456
Ordainer, sb. == tutor. RG. 469
—— == a setter in order. St Dunstan, 45
Orde, sb. == a point. K. Horn, 638. Alys. 1838
—— == beginning. O. and N. 1783. AS. órd.
Order, sb. == disposition, arrangement. Ritson’s AS. xvii. 100
Order, sb. (of friars). RG. 492
—— == holy orders. RG. 106; an order in the church, as the priesthood. St Swithin, 17
Ore, sb. == beginning. M. Ode, st. 91. AS. ór
Ore, adj. == one, an. O. and N. 17, 1748, 1752
Ore, sb. == grace, mercy. RG. 1, 8, 381. ON. eira, to spare
Oreless, adj. == merciless. M. Ode, st. 109
Orf, sb. == sheep. RG. 6, 378; [oreve]. O. and N. 1155. AS. yrfe
Orfreys, sb. == embroidery. Alys. 179. Fr. orfrais, vid. Roq. s. v.
Organ, sb. == musical instrument. Ps. cxxxvi. 2
Orgle, sb. == organ. Alys. 191. Germ. orgel
Orgulous, adj. == proud. Alys. 2006. AS. orgel. Fr. orgueil
Orison, sb. == prayer. RG. 435, 475
Orn. See Wine
Orpedship, sb. == valour. Alys. 1413. Orpinn is the partic. of ‘verpa,’ to ‘warp,’ or ‘throw,’ in O. Norse. Hence ‘orped’ comes to signify ‘headlong,’ ‘daring,’ or ‘valorous’
Osier, sb. [oyser]. Alys. 6186. Fr. osier
Ostede, == in the place. HD. 2549
Oth, adv. == out of. O. and N. 359
Oth, == other? O. and N. 115
Other, adj. RG. 375
Other, == or. RG. 376; ‘other—other’ == either—or. 638 β
Otherluker, adv. == otherwise. M. Ode, st. 76
Othom, sb. == uncle. RG. 182, 440. Germ. oheim. Dut. oom.
Ought, vb. See Owe
Ought, == anything. 765 B.
Oule, sb. == firehook. 478 β. Body and Soul, 207. AS. awel, ǽl
Ounce, sb. == the animal. Alys. 5228. Fr. once. Span. onza
Our, adj. 428 B.
Our, adj. == your? RG. 455
Out, adv. RG. 546
—— prep. ‘out of.’ RG. 547
Outbear, v. a. == bear out. Ps. lxxvii. 52. part. ‘outborn.’ Ps. ix. 26
Outbishett, part. == shut out. Alys. 25
Outcast, v. a. part. ‘outcasten.’ Ps. lxxxiii. 11
Outcasting, sb. == an outcast. Ps. xxi. 7
Outdraw, v. a. pret. ‘outdroghe.’ Ps. xxi. 10
Outdrive, v. a. Ps. xliii. 3
Outelyng, adj. == external, beyond others. Alys. 4914
Outen, adj. == foreign. Ps. xvii. 46
Outend, v. a. == exterminate. Ps. lxxix. 14
Outerly, adv. ‘al outerliche’ == intently. Alys. 220
Outgang, sb. Ps. xxx. 23
Outgate, sb. == going out. Ps. cxiii. 1
Outgo, v. n. Ps. xliii. 10. pret. ‘outyhode.’ Ps. xviii. 5
Outgoing, sb. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 191
Outlaw, sb. HD. 41
Outlead, v. a. Ps. lxvii. 7
Outlet, sb. [utlete]. O. and N. 1752
Outloted, part. == overthrown? Ps. cxl. 6. AS. lútan. part. ‘loten’
Outly, adv. RG. 66, 239
Outmost, adj. RG. 549
Output, v. a. Ps. v. 11
Outrage, sb. RG. 136; ‘said none outrage’ == spoke truly. RG. 432
Outseek, v. a. RG. 435
Outsend, v. a. Ps. ciii. 30
Outsheath, v. a. Ps. xxxvi. 14
Outshun, v. a. == make to avoid. Ps. xxiv. 15; to pluck up? Ps. cxxviii. 6
Outspit, v. a. part. ‘outspat.’ Alys. 1628
Outspring, v. n. pret. ‘outsprang.’ Alys. 493
Outsterandness, sb. == excuse. Probably for ‘outscerandness.’ Ps. cxl. 4. See the V. L. AS. scíran
Outstere, sb. == excuse. Probably for ‘outscere.’ Ps. cxl. 4. See the V. L. So ‘stakered’ is written for ‘skatered’ in v. 7
Outtake, v. a. == take out. Ps. vi. 5. part. ‘outane.’ Ps. cxxiii. 7
Outthrow, v. a. Ps. lxxii. 18
Outward, adv. 2208 B.
Outwending, sb. == departure. Wright’s L. P. p. 75
Outweringnes, sb. == vexation, weariness. Ps. xxx. 19
Outwryghe, v. a. == discover. Alys. 6483. AS. wreon
Ovemest, adj. == highest, upmost. Fragm. Sci. 24
Oven, sb. O. and N. 292 (in dat. ‘ofne’). AS. ofen
Ovenon, adv. ‘on ovenon’ == above, upon. Alys. 2234. S. S. anovenan. See Laȝ. iii. 34
Over, prep. == ‘across.’ Pol. S. 70
—— == superior to, beyond. Ps. cxviii. 103
Overal, adv. RG. 375
Overcast, adj. (of the sky). 1415 B.
Overcome, v. a. RG. 401, 454, 548
Overdear, adj. == very costly. RG. 389
Overdeed, sb. == a doing too much, surfeit. O. and N. 352
Overest, sb. == highest part. Ps. ciii. 3
Overfall, v. a. == fall upon. Ps. lvii. 9
Overfare, v. n. == pass away. HD. 2163
—— v. a. == pass over. O. and N. 387. pret. ‘overfore.’ Ps. cxxiii. 5. part. ‘overfaren.’ Ps. cxxiii. 5
Overgilt, part. == gilt. St Kath. 158
Overgo, v. n. [over-gan]. O. and N. 950
Overhead, sb. == blow on the head. Alys. 7396
Overheave, v. a. part. ‘overhoven.’ Ps. lxxi. 16
Overhele, v. a. == conceal. Ps. xliii. 16
Overhohe, v. a. == despise. O. and N. 1404. AS. ofer-hogian
Overhope, v. n. == hope constantly. Ps. cxviii. 43
Overmirth, v. n. == insult. Ps. xxxiv. 19
Overmost, adj. == highest. Ps. ciii. 13
Overnoon, sb. == midday. Ps. xxxvi. 6
Overquatie, v. a. == overfill. O. and N. 353. Halliwell gives ‘Quatted’ == full, satiated. Probably from the ON. kvett, meat; another form of kjöt
Oversee, v. a. == look over (lit.). O. and N. 30
Overshun, v. a. == swallow up? Ps. cxxiii. 4
Oversid. O. and N. 1436; either == oversees, looks after, from AS. ofer-seon; or == regards, takes charge of, from AS. ofer-sittan
Oversore, adj. RG. 280
Overspread, v. a. RG. 380
Overstie, v. a. == go over, surpass. Rel. S. iii. 1
Overswallow, v. a. [oure-swelyhe]. Ps. lxxviii. 16
Overtake, v. a. HD. 1816. Ps. vi. 2
Overthwart, adv. HD. 2822
Overward, adv. RG. 531
Overwerp, v. n. == lit. to throw over; hence neut. to overflow, boil over. Wright’s L. P. p. 83
Overwin, v. a. Ps. cviii. 3
Owe, v. a. == own or have. pres. ‘owe.’ RG. 432. pret. ‘ow.’ Pol. S. 204
—— v. a. == owe a person a thing, pres. ‘on.’ (s. q. if not ‘ou.’) RG. 311
—— v. n. == be obliged; have to do a thing. pres. ‘oh.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 70. pl. ‘ohen.’ Rel. S. v. 2; pret. ‘aute.’ RG. 452; ‘aȝte.’ RG. 202
Own, adj. [owe]. RG. 372, 437; [oȝe]. O. and N. 1648; [onne]. Wright’s L. P. p. 104
Ox, sb. 133 β
Oȝer, adj. == great, dreadful. O. and N. 118. AS. óga
Oȝyrt, == other. RG. 192