A Concise Dictionary of Middle English
Chapter 152 : +Obout-ga+, _v._ to go about, S2.+O-brode+, _adv._ abroad, P; see +Abrode+.+Obseruance

+Obout-ga+, _v._ to go about, S2.

+O-brode+, _adv._ abroad, P; see +Abrode+.

+Obseruance+, _sb._ homage, C, S3; +obseruances+, _pl._, attentions, C2.--OF. _observance_ (Cotg.).

+Obserue+, _v._ to favour, C2.--OF. _observer_; Lat. _obseruare_.

+Ob.u.mbrat+, _pp._ overshadowed, S3.--Lat. _ob.u.mbratus_.



+Oc+, _conj._ but, S, HD; +occ+, S; see +Ac+.

+Occean+, _sb._ ocean, S2; +occian+, SD, W2; +occyan+, WA, HD.--AF.

_occyane_; Late Lat. _occea.n.u.s_; Lat. _ocea.n.u.s_: Gr. ??ea???.

+Occident+, _sb._ West, S2, S3, C3.--AF. _occident_; Lat. _occidentem_, pr. p. of _occidere_, to set (of the sun).

+Occupy+, _v._ to make use of, employ, possess, S3, C2, PP, B.--OF.

_occuper_; Lat. _occupare_, see SkD.

+Odde+, _adj._ odd, single, S2, SD.--Cp. Icel. _oddi_, point of land, odd number. See +Ord+.

+Oerre+, _sb._ anger, S. See +Eorre+.

+Of+, _prep._ and _adv._ of, out of, from, by, off, S, S2, C2, C3, WW; +o+, S, S2, H; +off+, SkD; +a+, S2, PP, S3.--AS. _of_: Goth. _af_: OHG.

_aba_ (Tatian): Gr. ?p?; see Sievers, 51, 130.

+Of+, though, H (Ps. 125. 1), WA.--For ME. _of_. See +o?+.

+Of-dreden+, _v._ to frighten; _reflex._ to dread greatly, S; +of-drade+, S; +of-dradde+, _pt. s._, S; +of-drad+, _pp._, S; +of-dred+, S; +of-dret+, S2.--AS. _of-draedan_. Cf. +A-drad+ (+A-+ 3).

+O-ferrum+, _adv._ afar, S2; +oferrom+, WA; see +Aferre+.

+Offensioun+, _sb._ offence, damage, C; +offencioun+, W.--Lat.

_offensionem_.

+Of-feren+, _v._ to terrify, SD; +offearen+, S; +offerd+, _pp._, S; +oferd+, S.

+Offertoire+, _sb._ offertory, anthem sung before the oblation, C.--OF.

_offertoire_ (Cotg.); Church Lat. _offertorium_.

+Office+, _sb._ office, C2; +offiz+, S; +offices+, _pl._, church services, PP.--AF. _office_ (_offyz_); Lat. _officium_.

+Offrende+, _sb._ offering, S; +offrand+, H; +offerands+, _pl._, S2.--OF. _offrande_ (Bartsch); Lat. _offerenda_; see Constans.

+Offri+, _v._ to offer, S; +offren+, S, PP; +offrand+, _pr. p._, S2; +i-offred+, _pp._, S.--AS. _offrian_; cp. OF. _offerre_ (Bartsch); Lat.

_offerre_.

+Offringe+, _sb._ offering, S; +offrinke+, S; +offryng+, C.

+Of-fruht+, _pp._ terrified, S; +ofrigt+, S; +of-fruhte+, _pl._, S.--Cp.

AS. _of-fyrhtan_, to terrify.

+Of-hungred+, _pp._ an-hungred, PP; +of-hongret+, PP; +of-hongred+, PP; +offingred+, SD; +afingred+, SD; +afingret+, NED, HD; +afyngred+, NED, P, HD.--AS. _of-hyngrod_. Cf. +A-hungerd+.

+Ofne+, _sb. dat._ oven, S; see +Ouen+.

+Of-newe+, _adv._ anew, S3, C2, C3. Cf. +Anewe+.

+Of-rechen+, _v._ to obtain, overtake, attain, reach, S, PP (_n_); +ofrau?te+, _pt. pl._, PP.

+Ofrigt+, _pp._ terrified, S; see +Of-fruht+.

+Of-saken+, _v._ to deny, SD.--AS. _of-sacan_. Cp. +A-saken+. (+A-+ 3.)

+Of-scapie+, _v._ to escape, S2. See +Ascapie+.

+Of-sen+, _v._ to perceive; +ofsaw+, _pt. s._, S2; +ofseie+, S2.--AS.

_of-seon_.

+Of-senden+, _v._ to send for, S2; +of-sente+, _pt. s._, S2, PP; +of-sent+, P.

+Of-seruen+, _v._ to merit, deserve, SD, S.

+Of-slen+, _v._ to slay; +of-sloh+, _pt. s._, SD; +of-slo?en+, _pl._, S; +of-sla?en+, _pp._, S; +of-slae?en+, S; +of-sla?e+, S.--AS. _of-slean_.

+Of-spring+, _sb._ offspring, S; +ofspreng+, S; +ofsprung+, S; +ospryng+, HD; +ox-spring+, S2.--AS. _of-spring_.

+Of-taken+, _pp._ taken away, C2.

+Ofte+, _adv._ often, S, C2; +oft+, PP, WW; +oftere+, _comp._, S; +ofter+, S, C2. _Comb._: +oftesien+, oftentimes, SD; +ofte sie+, SD; +ofte sithes+, C, S3 (s.v. _eft_); +oft siss+, S2, B; +ofte-time+, ofttimes, SD; +oft tyme+, PP.--AS. _oft_: OHG. _ofto_ (Otfrid): Goth.

_ufta_; cp. Gr. ?pat??, superl. of ?p??; see Sievers, 25.

+Often+, _adj._ frequent, WW.

+Of-teonen+, _v._ to vex, irritate; +of-teoned+, _pp._, S.

+Of-unchen+, _v._ to be sorry for, to repent, S; +of-inche+, S; +of-inke+, S; +of-uhte+, _pt. s._, S.--AS. _of-yncan_.

+Of-urst+, _pp._ athirst, S; +of-erst+, PP; +afyrst+, PP; +afurst+, PP; +afrust+, PP.--AS. _of-yrsted_ (Grein).

+Of-wundred+, _pp._ amazed; +of-uundred+, S.

+Og+, _pr. s._ possesses, S; see +Owen+.

+Ogain+, _prep._, _adv._ against, again, NED; see +A?ein+.

+Ogaines+, _prep._ against, S2; +ogaynes+, S2; see +A?eines+.

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