Mightful, _adj._ RG. 253
Mighthede, _sb._ Ps. cxliv. 7
Mighting, _sb._ == might. Ps. lxiv. 7
---- == mighty act. Ps. cv. 2
Mightsome, _v. n._ == be powerful. pret. ‘mightsomed.’ Ps. lxxvii. 38.
part. ‘mightsomand.’ Ps. lxxii. 12
Mightsomeness, _sb._ Ps. xxix. 7
Mighty, _adj._ 341 β
Mikel, _adj._ == great, incomprehensible. Creed of St Athan. 25; [mochel].
305 B. AS. mycel
---- _v. a._ == magnify. Ps. xi. 5; xvii. 51; lxxi. 17
Mikelhed, _sb._ == greatness. Ps. cv. 45
Mikelnes, _sb._ Ps. xxxvi. 11
Milce, _sb._ == mercy. RG. 388. A substantive formed from ‘mild.’ AS.
milts
Mild, _adj._ RG. 246, 374
Milderthede, _sb._ == mildness, mercy. Ps. lxxvii. 38. For milderhede, the
‘t’ inserted euphonically, as in ‘are-t-hede,’ honour
Mildheartness, _sb._ Ps. xci. 3
Mildly, _adv._ [milthely]. 52 β
Mildness, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 73
Mile, _sb._ == a measure of distance. RG. 375. AS. míl
Mile, _sb._ == a girl? Wright’s L. P. p. 44. AS. meowle
Milful, _adj._ == merciful. RG. 435
Milk, _sb._ RG. 43
Mill, _sb._ [mulen]. O. and N. 86. AS. mylen
Millhouse, _sb._ [milnehus]. HD. 1967
Millpost, _sb._ [mulnepost]. Pol. S. 70
Millstone, _sb._ Fragm. Sci. 185
Millward, _sb._ Pilate 4
Milt, _sb._ == the spleen. Rel. S. v. 171. AS. milt
Milth, _sb._ == mildness. Ps. xxiv. 6
---- _v. n._ == be mild. Ps. xxiv. 11; lxvi. 2
Mind, _sb._ [mund]. Signa ante Jud. 78
Mind, _sb._ [munde]. == memory. RG. 392, 527. AS. myne
Mine, _adj._ == my, before a consonant. RG. 214, 215
Mine, _sb._ == an unknown game. HD. 2326. Roquefort _s. v._ says of it,
‘Il étoit trés-dangereux, et on pouvoit s’y ruiner en peu de temps’
Mine, _v. a._ == remember. Ps. viii. 5. part. ‘mined’ == mindful. Ps. vi.
6. See Minne
Mine, _v. a._ == dig up. RG. 518. Fr. mine. See Burguy, _s. v._
---- _v. n._ == dig. Alys. 1216
Miner, _sb._ Alys. 1218
Ming, _v. a._ == mingle. RG. 42; [menge] 1995; pret. ‘monge.’ RG. 239;
part. ‘ymenged.’ RG. 48, ‘minging.’ RG. 95. AS. mengian
Minister, _sb._ Pol. S. 195
Miniver, _sb._ Alys. 5474. Fr. menu vair
Minne, _adj._ == less. Creed of St Athan. 56. ON. minni
Minne, _v. a._ == remember. Wright’s L. P. 37; [munne]. Ibid. p. 112.
imper. ‘munt’? Ibid. p. 37. AS. mynan
Minor, _sb._ == Minorite. RG. 498
Minster, _sb._ RG. 518
Minstrel, _sb._ [menstral]. RG. 53; [menestral]. RG. 272
Miracle, _sb._ RG. 73, 121
Mirk, _adj._ Ps. xvii. 12. AS. mirc
Mirkness, _sb._ Ps. x. 3
Mirror, _sb._ Pol. S. 213
Mirth, _sb._ O and N. 341
---- _v. n._ == be joyful. Ps. xxxi. 11
Mirthing, _sb._ Ps. lxxxviii. 16
Misadventure, _sb._ == written divisim, ‘mys aventure.’ RG. 205;
[misauntre]. RG. 375, 529
Misbear, _v. a._ == misbehave, part. ‘misbore.’ 1248 B.
Misbegotten, _adj._ RG. 42
Misbelief, _sb._ RG. 121
Misbelieved, _adj._ == infidel. RG. 239
Mischance, _sb._ RG. 137, 380
Mischief, _sb._ Alys. 3784; ‘with mischief’ == hardly. Alys. 3775
Misclaiming, _part._ RG. 375
Misdeed, _sb._ RG. 279
Misdo, _v. a._ RG. 381. pret. ‘mysdude.’ RG. 429, 34
Misease, _sb._ RG. 34, 450, 490
---- _adj._ 520 β
Miseislich, _adj._ == miserable. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 217
Misfaring, _adj._ == of evil shape and condition. Alys. 6470
Misfonge, _v. a._ == take amiss, misunderstand. O. and N. 1372
Misgo, _v. n._ HD. 2707
Misliche, _adv._ == erroneously, unfairly. O. and N. 1771
Mislike, _v. a._ 536 B.
---- _v. n._ O. and N. 344
Misliking, _sb._ Ps. lxxvii. 49. Wright’s L. P. p. 72
Mismotynde, _part._ == arguing wrongly. Pol. S. 157
Misnime, _v. a._ == mistake, part. ‘misnume.’ O. and N. 1512
Misniming, _sb._ == wrongful taking. RG. 508
Mispay, _v. a._ == displease. 2046 B.
Misrede, _v. a._ == misadvise. O. and N. 160, 1061
Misreke, _v. n._ == misreckon. O. and N. 490, 675
Misrempe, _v. n._ == misstate or misstrive in an argument. O. and N. 1785.
ON. remba, niti
Miss, _v. a._ 50 B. AS. missian
---- _v. n._ == fail of. O. and N. 823
Missay, _v. a._ HD. 49
Misstart, _v. n._ O. and N. 675
Misstep, _v. n._ O. and N. 1351
Mist, _sb._ 684 B
Misthink, _v. a._ [think mis]. Ps. ix. 23
Mistide, _v. n._ == happen unfortunately. O. and N. 1499
Mistread, _v. a._ == tread awry. Rel. Ant. ii. 175
Misunderstand, _v. a._ RG. 42
Miswend, _part._ == gone in the wrong way. RG. 351
Misȝenge, _sb._ == failure. O. and N. 1227
Mithe, _v. a._ == conceal. HD. 652. AS. míðan
Mitten, _sb._ == might. Marg. 44
Mixed, _adj._ == foul. HD. 2533. AS. mix
Mo, == more. RG. 369
Moan, _v. n._ [mene]. 1284 B. AS. mǽnan
---- _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 23
Mock, _v. a._ Pol S. 238
Mody, _adj._ == proud. Body and Soul 3. AS. módig
Molest, _sb._ == sorrow. Alys. 5443, 5811
Mon, == shall, as ‘mon grinde.’ Ps. xxviii. 6; [mone]. Ps. lxviii. 37. ON.
mun
Mon, _indef. pron._ == ‘one;’ as the Germ. ‘man.’ O. and N. 455
Monday. RG. 495
Mone, _sb._ See Mon
Mone, _sb._ == companion. K. Horn, 540. AS. gemána
Mone, == share, portion. K. Horn, 1147. AS. gemæne
Mone, _sb._ == saying, proverb. Alys. 1281. ON. munnr
---- == opinion. HD. 816. AS. monian, mánian
Mone, _sb._ == wrong, harm? RG. 315. AS. mán
Mone, _v. a._ == tell, repeat. Wright’s L. P. p. 92. AS. mænan?
Mones, == many? Ps. lxv. 5
Monk, _sb._ RG. 105, 369
Monoceros, _sb._ == an animal with one horn. Alys. 5721, 6539
Monscip, _sb._ == mercy. Marg. 69; or possibly ‘honour.’ See Gloss. Rem.
to Laȝ. iii. 439
Month, _sb._ RG. 44, 399, 435
Mood, _sb._ == temper. RG. 15; disposition. RG. 61; [med]. RG. 157
Moodiness, _sb._ O. and N. 1403
Moody, _adj._ O. and N. 500. Wright’s L. P. p. 44
Moor, _sb._ Pol. S. 216
Moorhen, _sb._ Pol. S. 158
Mopish, _adj._ == foolish, silly. 78 B.
Mor. See Mayor
More, _sb._ == root. RG. 39, 352. ‘Moren’ is used by Laȝamon, but the
etymology is uncertain
---- _v. a._ == root up. RG. 499
More, _adj._ == greater. RG. 421
---- == more (of quantity). 814 B.
---- _adv._ == rather. RG. 453
Moretide, _sb._ == morrow tide. Alys. 4106. AS. morgentíd
Moreȝeiing. See Morning
Morheden, _vb._ 3 pl. pret. == murmured. Ps. cv. 25. AS. murcnian. Dut.
morren
Morning, _sb._ [morweninge]. RG. 558; [moreȝeiing]. O. and N. 1716
Morrow, _sb._ [morwe]. RG. 382; [marewe]. Wright’s L. P. p. 41. AS. morgen
Morsel, _sb._ RG. 342
Morselmeal, _adv._ == in pieces, or morsels. St Kath. 250
Mortar, _sb._ == cement, RG. 128
Mortar, _sb._ == an instrument in which substances are pounded. Alys. 332
Mose, _sb._ == hedgesparrow. O. and N. 69. Cf. AS. máse, a titmouse, and
ON. músa-rindill, passer troglodytes
Most, _adj._ == greatest. 184, 123 B.
Mostdel, == most part. RG. 287
Mot, _sb._ == dispute, moot. O. and N. 468.
Mot, _adj._ == mute? Wright’s L. P. p. 31. Fr. mut, muet
Mote, _vb. pres._ == may. RG. 508.
---- == must, 826 B. pret. ‘moste’ == must, should. RG. 53, 367; 2 s.
pret. ‘mostest.’ 1214 B.
Mother, _sb._ RG. 465
Mould, _sb._ == earth, ‘on molde.’ Wright’s L. P. pp. 29, 31
Mound, _sb._ == helmet. Alys. 2277. AS. mond == a basket
Mound, _sb._ == power, value. Alys. 2655, 2207
---- == size, hence a crowd of people. Pol. S. 189. Pr. mont, munt
Mouns, _sb._ == mountains. RG. 220, 392
Mount, _v. n._ == ascend. 184 B.
Mountain, _sb._ 27 β
Mountance, _sb._ == duration. Alys. 6211. Fr. montance
Mourn, _v. n._ Wright’s L. P. p. 34. AS. murnan
Mourning, _sb._ 23 B.
Mouse, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 111. AS. mús
Mouth, _sb._ HD. 1256. 868 B.
Mouthed, _adj._ Alys. 6125
Move, _v. a._ RG. 453
Mow, _v. a._ RG. 496, strike hard. HD. 1852. AS. máwan
---- _sb._ == crop. O. and N. 1038
Mowe, _sb._ == a female relation. Rel. S. v. 162. M. Ode, st. 15. RG. 316.
AS. mage. See Gloss. Rem. to Laȝ. iii. 441
Much, _adj._ RG. 372. 19 B.
Muchdel, == great part, RG. 376
Muchehed, _sb._ == greatness, size. Alys. 7352
Muchel. See Mikel
Muck, _sb._ Fr. on the Seven Sins, 29
Muge, _sb._ == mugwort. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. AS. mug-wyrt
Mulberry, _sb._ Ps. lxxvii. 47. Germ. maulbeere. Lat. morus
Mule, _sb._ RG. 189
Mumble, _v. n._ Pol. S. 238. ON. mumla. Dut. mommelen
Munne, _v. n._ == remember. Wright’s L. P. p. 112. imper. ‘munt.’ Ibid. p.
37
Munning, _sb._ == remembrance, remorse? Wright’s L. P. p. 37. AS. munan
Munten, _v. a._ == measure out; hence, give, pay. Pol. S. 151. Rel. Ant.
ii. p. 216. Fr. munter
Muray, _sb._ == wall. Alys. 6244. Fr. murail
Murder, _sb._ RG. 559
---- _v. a._ pret. ‘morthrede.’ RG. 263. part. ‘ymorthred.’ RG. 110. AS.
myrðrian
Murgost, Murgore, Murge. See under Merry
Murne, _adj._ == sorrowful. K. Horn, 724
Muthe, _sb._ == army, 1638. Fr. muete
Mutton, _sb._ == the meat so called. Pol. S. 198
My, _adj._ RG. 443
Mynde, _adj._ == merciful, kind. Wright’s L. P. p. 82. The word occurs in
the Manuel d. Pecches, v. 727,
‘And y am euere so mynde
For to pray for al mankynde.’
AS. myn
Myrrh, _sb._ Wright’s L. P. p. 96. Body and Soul, 118
Mysel, _sb._ == leper. RG. 435. Fr. mesel. Lat. misellus
N.
Nail, _sb._ == clavus. HD. 712. AS. nægel
---- == unguis. K. Horn, 238
---- _v. a._ Wright’s L. P. p. 84. part. ‘ynailed.’ 93 β
Naked, _adj._ RG. 458, 557. AS. nacod. This word is a participle of a
verb, of which the root is _nag_ (cf. ON. gnaga), meaning to gnaw, strip
off bark or covering from anything
Nakedhed, _sb._ Alys. 7056
Nakins, == no kind. Ps. xxxii. 16
Name, _sb._ RG. 367
---- _v. a._ pret. ‘nempnede.’ RG. 28
Namely, _adv._ RG. 381, 537
Nanmon, == no more. RG. 291
Nap, _sb._ == napkin. Rel. S. v. 107. Fr. nape. Lat. mappa
Nap, _v. n._ == sleep. Ps. lxxv. 7. Rel. Ant. ii. 211. AS. hnæppian
Nape, _sb._ == back of neck. Alys. 1347. Swed. nakke
Napping, _sb._ == sleep. Ps. lxxv. 6. AS. hnæppung
Nare, == narrow, _q. v._
---- _v. a._ == oppress. Ps. xxxiv. 5
Narrow, _adj._ RG. 401; [nare]. Fr. Sci. 318. AS. nearo
---- _adv._ == narrowly, closely. O. and N. 68
Natheless, == nevertheless. RG. 375
Navel, _sb._ Alys. 493. AS. nafela
Nawighte, _adv._ == not at all, not a bit. Ps. lxxvi. 3
Nay, _adv._ Wright’s L. P. p. 32
Ne, == not. O. and N. 48. RG. 470
---- == nor. O. and N. 905, 906. RG. 470
_In composition._ A. With the verb To Be
_pres. sing._ 1. ‘nam.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 42. 2. ‘nart.’ O. and N.
407. 3. ‘nis.’ RG. 454
_pret. sing._ 3. ‘nes.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 52. ‘nas.’ RG. 372
_pl._ ‘nere.’ RG. 376
_pret. conj._ ‘nere.’ O. and N. 22
B. With the verb To Have
_pret. sing._ 1. ‘navy.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 37. 2. ‘nast.’ Ibid p.
102, 103. 3. ‘nath.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 42. ‘nafdh.’ Rel. S. v. 80
_pl._ 3. ‘nabbeth.’ O. and N. 253
_pret. sing._ 2. ‘naddest.’ O. and N. 1509
_pl._ ‘nadde.’ RG. 19
_pres. conj._ 3. ‘nabbe.’ Rel. S. v. 41
C. With the verb To Will
_pres. sing._ 1. ‘nul.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 32, ‘nullyt.’ Id. ibid.
2. ‘nyltu.’ RG. 13. ‘nultu.’ O. and N. 903
3. ‘nele.’ O. and N. 1480.
_pl._ 3. ‘nolle.’ RG. 265. ‘nulleth.’ O. and N. 1762
_pret._ ‘nolde.’ RG. 508. ‘noldestu.’ Rel. S. v. 167
D. With the verb To Wit
_pres. sing._ 1. ‘not.’ O. and N. 1619. 3. ‘not.’ RG. 518
_pl._ 2. ‘nuȝte.’ O. and N. 1749.
3. ‘nute.’ O. and N. 1008. neotith. Alys. 3767
_pret. sing._ 3. ‘nuste.’ RG. 13
Neat, _sb._ == cattle. RG. 404, 518. AS. nýten, neát
Neb, _sb._ == face. Fragm. in Warton, H. E. P. vol. i. p. 24. AS. neb
Neck, _sb._ RG. 539, 375. AS. hnecca
Necromancy, _sb._ Alys. 137
Nedre, _sb._ == adder. RG. 43. AS. næddre
Need, _sb._ == necessary duty. RG. 527
---- == service, help. RG. 403. O. and N. 388
---- _v. n._ 976 B. RG. 370
Need, _v. n._ == dare. Alys. 6525, AS. néðan
Needful, _adj._ == needy. Ps. cviii. 22. Sermon, 17
Needing, _sb._ == need. Ps. ix. 10
Needle, _sb._ RG. 99
Needless, _adj._ 1664 B.
Needy, _adj._ RG. 330
Neeres, _sb._ == reins, kidneys. Ps. xxx. 3. ON. nyra. Dut. nier. Cf.
‘kydneer,’ the form found in Wiclif, Ex. xxix. 13
Neghtsom, _adj._ == propitious. Ps. lxiv. 4; lxxvii. 38. AS. hnǽgan
Neigh, _v. n._ RG. 459. part. ‘neyghynge.’ Alys. 1872. AS. hnæegan
Neighbour, _sb._ RG. 538
Neighing, _sb._ Alys. 2091
Neither, _pron._ [nother]. RG. 421; _conj._ [nother]. O. and N. 465;
[nouther]. Wright’s L. P. p. 102
Neld, _sb._ == needle. Sermon, 22
Nende, _sb._ == end. RG. 153, 297
Nephew, _sb._ RG. 325, 393
Nere, _sb._ == ear. Ps. xxx. 3
Nese, _v. n._ == sneeze. Rel. Ant. ii. 211. AS. niesan
Nesh, _adj._ == soft, tender. 1623 B. O. and N. 1385; [neys]. HD. 217. AS.
hnesc
---- _v. a._ == make soft. part. ‘nesched.’ Ps. liv. 22
Neshly, _adv._ == softly. [nessely]. RG. 435
Nest, _sb._ O. and N. 282
Nestle, _v. n._ Ps. ciii. 17
Net, _sb._ HD. 752
Nether, [nyther] == lower. 522 β. sup. ‘netherest.’ Ps. cxxxviii. 15.
‘nythemeste.’ Fr. Sci. 331
Netherward, _adv._ [notherward]. O. and N. 144
Nettle, _sb._ O. and N. 593
Neve, _sb._ == fist, neif. HD. 1917. ON. hnefi
Never, _adv._ RG. 13; [newe]. RG. 468
Nevereft. 946 B.
Neverthelater, _adv._ RG. 11
New, _adj._ [nywe]. RG. 375; [nowe]. O. and N. 1127
---- _sb._ == infant. Ps. xviii. 8
---- _v. a._ == renew. Ps. xxxviii. 3
Newe, == never. _q. v._
Next. See Nigh
Nice, _adj._ == silly, foolish. RG. 109, 106. Fr. niais
Nifle, _v. n._ == talk folly, drivel. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211
Nigh, _adj._ [neȝ]. 94, 208 B.; [neh]. Wright’s L. P. p. 34. sup. ‘next.’
RG. 11; [nest]. Wright’s L. P. p. 59
Nigh, _v. n._ == draw near to. Wright’s L. P. p. 84. Alys. 781
Night, _sb._ RG. 383. gen. absol. ‘nightes’ == in the night-time, or ‘by
night.’ O. and N. 238
Nightingale, _sb._ O. and N. 4, 13. AS. nightgale, from ‘galan,’ to sing
Nighwhat, == almost. RG. 81, 398
Nime, _v. a._ == take. 822 B.; pret. ‘nome.’ RG. 367; ‘nam.’ 285 B.;
‘neme.’ 254 B.; part. ‘ynome.’ RG. 3; part. ‘niming’ == taking prisoners.
Alys. 1614. AS. niman
Nine. RG. 382, 393
Nineteen. RG. 517
Nineteenth, _adj._ RG. 421
Ninety. RG. 485
Ninth, _adj._ RG. 473
Nithe, _v. a._ == lower, bend. Marg. 17
Nithe, _sb._ == hatred, envy. Wright’s L. P. p. 49. AS. níð
---- _v. n._ == strive, emulate. Ps. xxxvi. 8
Nitheful, _adj._ == malicious. M. Ode, 138
Nithemest, _adj._ == nethermost, lowest. Fragm. Sci. 331
Nithing, _sb._ == villain. K. Horn, 202. AS. níðing
No, _adv._ ‘no shaltow’ == shalt thou not. Alys. 6925
No, _adj._ == none. 24 B.
Noble, _adj._ RG. 367
Nobleman, _sb._ RG. 393
Nobleye, _sb._ == nobility. RG. 376, 420
Nobly, _adv._ RG. 367; [noblelike]. HD. 2640
Noise, _sb._ RG. 151, 396. Fr. noise. Prov. nausa. Lat. nausea
Noll, _sb._ == head. Pol. S. 157. AS. cnoll, hnol
Nomore, _adv._ [namore]. RG. 384
None, _adj._ before a consonant. RG. 369, 370; [nond]. Ritson’s AS. xvii.
35.
---- == no one. RG. 468
Nook, _sb._ == ‘note’ or value? ‘not a far-things nook.’ HD. 820
Nook, _sb._ == corner, nook. Ps. cxvii. 22. ON. hnocki, a hook; hence an
angle or corner
Noon, _sb._ RG. 398
North. RG. 14
Northern, _adj._ Wright’s L. P. p. 51
Northward, _adv._ 1127 B.
Norye, _sb._ == a foster-child. Alys. 4730
Nose, _sb._ RG. 94
Not, _adv._ [noȝt]. 102 B.
Note, _sb._ (in music). St Dunstan, 165
Note, _sb._ == use, power, possession. O. and N. 51. AS. notu. The Jesus
Coll. MS. however reads ‘vote,’ i. e. ‘foot’
---- _v. a._ == employ. O. and N. 1031
Notheles, _adv._ ‘notheles A’ == without the aid of A. Alys. 3658
Nother, _conj._ == nor. RG. 421
Nothfulhede, _sb._ == use, advantage. Ps. xxix. 10
Nothing. RG. 367
Nought, == nothing; [naȝt]. RG. 403; [noȝt]. 1094 B.
Nourish, _v. a._ [norysy]. RG. 434, [norischi]. 1876 B.
Nourishing, _sb._ == nourishment. Fragm. Sci. 382
Now, _adv._ [nou]. RG. 368; [nouthe]. RG. 458
Nowe, _sb._ == cattle. Body and Soul, 73. Yorksh. ‘nowie.’ ON. naut
Nowhere, _adv._ RG. 428
Nowhither, _adv._ Body and Soul, 179
Noy, _v. a._ == annoy. 198 B.
Nughtsom, _v. n._ == abound. Ps. lxiv. 14. AS. genihtsumian
---- _v. a._ == make to abound. Ps. xlix. 19
Number, _sb._ RG. 396
Numbering, _sb._ RG. 61
Nun, _sb._ RG. 370. Fr. nonne
Nunnery, _sb._ RG. 369
Nut, _sb._ HD. 419. Alys. 5193. AS. hnut
Nutmeg, _sb._ Alys. 6792. Fr. muguette, noix muscade
Nycke, _v._ == ‘to nycke nay.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 32
Nyte, _v. a._ == use, enjoy. HD. 941. AS. neotan. ON. nyta
Nythemest, == lowest. See Nether
O.
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