A Concise Dictionary of Middle English
Chapter 156 : +Ossing+, _sb._ attempt, WA. See above.+Ostage+, _sb._ hostage, S2; +hostage+, B.--AF.

+Ossing+, _sb._ attempt, WA. See above.

+Ostage+, _sb._ hostage, S2; +hostage+, B.--AF. _ostage_ (_hostage_); Late Lat. *_obsidatic.u.m_ (cp. It. _statico._), from Lat. _obsidem_, hostage, one who remains behind, from _obsid-_, stem of _obsidere_.

+Oste+, _sb._ host, MD; +ost+, CM, MD; see +Ooste+.

+Ostel+, _sb._ hostel, Prompt., MD; +hostel+, MD; +osteyl+, HD; +ostayle+, HD.--OF. _ostel_, _hostel_; Lat. _hospitale_, relating to a guest. See +Ooste+.

+Ostelere+, _sb._ inn-keeper, Prompt.; +ostiler+, W; +hostiler+, C; +hostellere+, P.

+Ostelrie+, _sb._ hostelry, MD, CM; +hostelrie+, C.

+Ostery+, _sb._ inn, HD, MD; +ostrie+, W; +hostery+, MD.

+Ostryche+, _sb._ ostrich, Voc.; +ostridge+, Cotg.; +estridge+, HD; +ostrigis+, _pl._, W2.--OF. _ostruce_ (Cotg.), _austruce_ (Brachet): Sp.

_avestruz_; Late Lat. _avis-strucio_; _strucio_ for _struthio_; Gr.

st??????? an ostrich, from st??????, a bird.

+Otes+, _sb. pl._ oats, C2, P; +otys+, Voc.--AS. _ate_ (OET).

+Oter+, _sb._ otter, S; +otyr+, Voc.; +otyre+, HD.--AS. _otor_ (Voc.).

+Oth+, _prep._ and _conj._ up to, until; +o+, S; +a+, S, NED (p. 3 c).

_Comb._: +a-et+, until that, S.--AS. _o_: OS. and Goth. _und_. Cf.

+Un-+ 3.

+Oth+, _sb._ oath, MD; +o+, S, S2, C; +ot+, S; +athes+, _pl._, S; +oes+, S, C2, C3.--AS. _a_: Goth. _aiths_; cp. OHG. _eid_ (Tatian).

+Oer+, _conj._ either ... or, S, S2, S3, C3; +ouer+, S2, H, G; +or+, S; _adv._ even, S2; +auer+, HD.--AS. _a-hwaeer_ (_ohwaeer_, _awer_, _ower_, _auer_, _aer_, _aor_). See Sievers, 346.

+Other+, _adj._ second, relating to one of two, other, S, S2, G. _Phr._: +day and other+, continually, G.--AS. _oer_: OS. _oar_, _andar_; cp.

OHG. _ander_ (Otfrid), Goth. _anthar_, Skt. _antara_. For the suffix _-thar_ cf. +Forther+.

+Other-gatis+, _adv._ otherwise, H.

+Oer-luker+, _adv. comp._ otherwise, S.--AS. _oerlicor_.

+Oer-weies+, _adv._ in another way, otherwise, S; +otherweyes+, C2.

+Oer-while+, _adv._ occasionally, S2, P.

+Otherwyse+, _adv._ on any other condition, C2.

+O-twinne+, apart, in two, S; +otwyn+, H. Cf. +Atwynne+. (+O-+.)

+Ou+, _p.r.o.n._ you, S, S2, PP; see +?ou+.

+Ought+, _sb._ aught, anything, S2, C2; +awiht+, +eawiht+, MD; +oht+, MD, S2; +ohht+, S; +ou?t+, W; +o?t+, S; +ouct+, S; +out+, S; +ahct+, S; +ahte+, S.--AS. _a-wiht_. Cf. +Auht+.

+Ouh+, _pr. s._ possesses, S; +ouhte+, _pt. s._, S; +oughten+, _pt.

pl._, C2; see +Owen+.

+Oule+, _sb._ owl, S2; +hule+, S; +oules+, _pl._, C2.--AS. _ule_ (Voc.).

+Oule+, _v._ to howl, _ululare_, Manip.

+Ounce+, _sb._ ounce, C2; +ouns+, Voc.; +unce+, C, Cath.--AF. _unce_; Lat. _uncia_. See +Inche+.

+Ouphe+, _sb._ elf, Sh.; see +Aulf+.

+Our+, _p.r.o.n._ your, S; +oure+, S2, PP; see +?oure+.

+Our-+, _prefix_. Look for words as if spelt +Ouer-+. See +Ouer-+ (= +Over-+) below.

+Oure+, _p.r.o.n. poss._ our, W; +ure+, S, S2; +ur+, S, S2; +hure+, S; +hur+, S; +oure+, ours, W; +ourun+, W; +ures+, _pl._, S2.--AS. _ure_, _user_, of us, our: Goth. _unsara_.

+Ournement+, _sb._ ornament, W2.--OF. _ornement_.

+Ournen+, _v._ to adorn, W2; +ournede+, _pt. s._, W2; +ourned+, _pp._, W, W2.--OF. _orner_; Lat. _ornare_.

+Ournyng+, _sb._ an adorning, W.

+Ous+, _p.r.o.n. dat._ and _acc._ us, S2, PP; +ows+, PP; +vus+, S2; +us+, C2. _Comb._: +us self+, ourselves, S, C2; +us selue+, P; +us silf+, W.--AS. _us_: Goth. _uns_.

+Out+, _adv._ out, WA; +ut+, S; +owt+, B; +oute+, WA; +out+, _interj._, away! S2; +uttere+, _adj. comp._, outer, S; +utter+, C3; +uttereste+, _superl._, extreme, C2; +outemest+, SD. _Comb._: +utmer+, outer, W; +uttermere+, W2; +utnume+, exceptionally, S; +out taken+, except, S2, C3; +out takun+, W, W2; +outtane+, S2; +outane+, B; +owtane+, B; +utward+, outward, S; +ute wit+, outside, S2; +outwith+, WA.

+Out+, _sb._ aught, S; see +Ought+.

+Out-beren+, _v._ to bear out, S2.

+Out-blasten+, _v._ to blow out; +out-blaste+, _pt. s._, S2.

+Out-bray+, _v._ to bray out, S3.

+Out-breiden+, _v._ to awake; +oute-breyde+, _pt. s._, S2.

+Out-bresten+, _v._ to burst out; +owt-brastyng+, _pr. p._, S3; +ute-brast+, _pt. s._, S2; +out-brast+, S3.

+Outen+, _adj._ strange, foreign, S2.

+Outen+, _v._ to utter, C2, C3, SkD (s.v. _utter_).--AS. _utian_.

+Outerly+, _adv._ utterly, C2, C3; +uterly+, S3 (s.v. _al_); +utrely+, S2.

+Outhees+, _sb._ the hue and cry. C, HD; +utheste+, S.--Low Lat.

_uthesium_ (Schmid), for _hutesium_ (_huesium_), from OF. _huter_ (_huer_), see Ducange. (s.v. _huesium_). See +Houten+.

+Ouer+, _conj._ either, or, SD, S2, H; see +Oer+.

+Out-ioiyng+, _sb._ extreme joy, W2.