Chapter 10

Na.SeeNo, Non(e).Nabbe,1 sg. pres. ind.have not,XVf8, 11;Nade,pa. t.had not (with another neg.),II392. [OE.nabban,næfde.]SeeHabbe, Ne.Nacion,n.race, nation,XIIIb4, 17. [OFr.nacion.]Naȝt,n.night;be naȝt, by night, by the time night has come,VI163. [OE.næht.]SeeNyght.Naȝt,pron.nothing (with neg. adv.),III18;Naȝt,Nauȝte,adv.not,VIIIa43; (with neg. verb)III42. [OE.nā-wiht,nā(u)ht.]SeeNat, Noȝt.Nay(e),adv.nay,II131,III26,XVI335, &c.; as sb., inwithoutten nay, undeniably,XVII2 (cf.No). [ON.nei.]Nail(e),Nayle,Naill(e),Nayll,n.nail,XVII119, 273, 277; finger-nail,I164, 236,II106,VIIIa62. [OE.nægel.]SeeNaule.Nayled,pp.nailed,IVa86. [OE.nægl(i)an.]Nale;atte nale=atten ale, at the ale, over their ale,VIIIa109. [OE.alu.]SeeAtte.Nam,1 sg. pres. ind.am not;nam bot, am only,II430. [OE.nam.]SeeNe.Nam.SeeMnam, Nyme.Name,n.name,I37,VII60,XVi10, &c.; good name, praise,XIb257;Nome,VIIintrod.;be name(nome), by name, individually,Iintrod., 46,VII37;by name, especially,XVI190;bi Godes name(oath),II316. [OE.nama,noma.]Nameles,adj.(as a name) Nameless, Nobody,XIVd2. [OE.nama+-lēas.]Namely,-liche,adv.namely, especially,I264,VIIIa55,XIb253. [OE.nama+-līce.]Namore;Nane.SeeNomore; Non(e),pron.Nar(e),pres. ind. pl.are not (with neg.),II390,V24. [OE.naron.]SeeNe.Narwe,adj.narrow, mean (dwelling),II483. [OE.nearu.]Nas,Nes(III),pa. t. sg.(usually with neg.) was not,II98, 150, 354,III42,XVg28;Nere,pl.II123;subj.would be,II457. [OE.næs(Kt.nes);nǣron,nǣre.]Nat,neg. adv.not,I12, 97, 132,VIIIb93. [Reduced form of Naȝt,q.v.]Natheles.SeeNoþeles.Nature,n.nature,XIIa113. [OFr.nature.]Nauȝte.SeeNaȝt.Nauȝty,adj.(worth nought), penniless,VIIIa218. [Cf. OE.nāht-lic.]SeeNaȝt.Nauy,n.navy,VII111, 143. [OFr.navie.]Naule,n.finger-nail,VI99. [ON.nagl, or OE.nægl,*naglas.]SeeNaile.Nauþer,Nawþer,V,VI;Noþer,I,VIII,XIII;Nouþer,-ur,XIVc;Nowder,XVII;Nowþer,Nowther,XIVb;Nowthir,XVI;adv.neither, either (after a neg.),V299;conj.neither (foll. byne,nor),I118,V206,XIVb75, 78,c57, 62,XVI287,XVII534, &c.; (foll. bythen)XVII535; nor,XIIIa13, 37. [OE.nā-hwæþer,nō-hwæþer,nā(w)þor,nōþer, &c.]SeeNeyther, Noiþer.Nawhere.SeeNowhar(e).Ne,adv.not (preceding verb),I73,V74,VIIIa138, 172, &c.; (usually with another neg., esp.noȝt, &c.),I71, 156,III18,VI2, &c.; coalescing with auxil. verbs,seeNabbe, Nam, Nar(e), Nas, Nil, Nis, Not;conj.nor,I118, 160,IVa2, &c.;ne ... ne, neither ... nor, nor ... nor,I158,IX201; (foll. by another neg.) and,I12, 153,VIIIa280,IX181, &c. [OE.ne.]Nede,Neid(X),n.need,IVb67,X18,XIb259,XVII426;at nede, in time of need,VIIIa113;pl.wants, business,V148. [OE.nēd.]Nedes,adv.needs, of necessity,II468,IX288,XIb205. [OE.nēdes.]Nedeth,Nudeþ,pres. (impers.) sg.(it) is necessary,VIIIa240,b20;hem nedeth, they have need,VIIIa203;Neyd, with mixed constr. inneyd thowe, you need,XVI242. [OE.nēodian;cf.next.]Nedid,pa. t.compelled,XIb75;pp.XIb9, 35. [OE.nēdan.]Nedeful(l),Nedfull,adj.necessary,IX113, 131,XIa51. [OE.nēd+-ful.]Nedy,adj.needy, in want,VIIIa15, 218; as jocular name,XVII405. [OE.nēadig-,*nēdig.]Nedle,n.needle (of compass),IX124, &c. [OE.nēdl.]Nee.SeeNyȝ.Negh(nere),v. intr.to approach,XVI224;Nyghys,3 sg. pres.XVII370;Neighed,pa. t.VIIIa294. [From Nyȝ,q.v.]Neid;Neyd;Neiȝe;Neir.SeeNede; Nedeth; Nyȝ; Ner(e).Neyther,Neiþer,adv.;ne neyther, and neither,VIIIa276;neiþer ... ne, neither ... nor,XIb190, 286. [OE.ne+ǣgþer; cf.nāhwæþer.]SeeNauþer, Noiþer.Nek,n.neck,V187, 242. [OE.hnecca.]Neltow.SeeNil.Nemeled,pp.named, mentioned,XVi10. [OE.nemnan, withmn≻ml.]Nempned,pa. t.named,II600. [OE.nemnan.]SeeNeuen(e).Ner(e),Neir(X),compar. adj.andadv.nearer,I255; aspos., near,X77,XIIb114,XVI43, 224,XVII370;adv.nearly,VIIIa171,XVII412;prep.near (to),VI44,VIIIa294,X67;Nest,superl.next,I215;Next(e), nearest,VII13; next,I138, &c. [OE.nēar(a), compar. (cf. ON.nǽr, compar. and pos.);nē̆st(a),nē̆xt(a).]SeeNyȝ.Nere,Nes.SeeNas.Nesch,adj.;quasi-sb.(what is) soft, pleasant,VI246. [OE.hnesce.]Nest.SeeNer(e).Nest(e),n.nest,IVb36,IX252,XIIIa22. [OE.nest.]Neuen(e),v.to name, mention,Iintrod.,XVII12. [ON.nefna.]Neuer(e),adv.never,I152,VIIIa23 &c.; not at all,Iintrod.,XVII313;neuer sa,so, no matter how,IVa75,V61,VI211;neuer þe lesse, nevertheless,I71. [OE.nǣfre.]New(e),Nw(e)(V,VI),adj.new,II217,V176, 332,VI167,VIIIa294, &c.;quasi-sb.IX275;na new, no new thing,IVa42;for new, in exchange for new (ones),VII13;adv.anew,II593; newly,V155;now newe(OE.nū nīowan), just lately,XVI314. [OE.nīowe.]Next;Nye.SeeNer(e); Noy(e).Nyghys.SeeNegh.Nyght,Niȝt,Nyȝt;Nycht(X);Nyht(XII);n.night,I29,II370,VII127,X197,XIIa68, &c.;be nyȝt,nyhte(dat.), at night,XIIa117, 131,XVi15;on nyght, at night,XVh22;seenext. [OE.niht.]SeeNaȝt.Nyghtes,Nihtes,Nytes(XV),adv.at, by, night,XVc21; with prep.,a nyghtes,be nytes,VIIIb16,XVi20. [OE.nihtes.]Nyght-rest,n.rest at night,IVa83. [OE.niht+rest.]SeeRyste.Nygromansye,n.necromancy, black magic; (used vaguely as) impious nonsense,XIa5. [OFr.nigromanc(i)e.]Nyȝ,Nyh,Nee(IV),Neiȝe(II),adv.nigh, at hand, close (by),XIIa155,b13,XIIIa52,b61;nyh aboute, near at hand,XIIa74; almost,II199;prep.near (to),IVa11 (note),XIIb29. [OE.nē(a)h.]SeeNer(e), Welneȝ.Nyȝt-olde,adj.kept over night, a day old,VIIIa303. [OE.niht-áld.]Nyhte,v.to become night, grow dark,XIIb19. [From Nyght,n.]Nyhtegales,n. pl.nightingales,XVb5. [OE.nihtegale.]Nil,1, 3 sg. pres. ind.will not (usually with another neg.)II211, 332, 338;Nul,XVg20;Neltow(nelt + þow),2 sg.VIIIa149;Nule,pl.XVg25;Nold(e),pa. t.would not, was unwilling to,II140, 280,V163,VIIIa232;subj.V82;wold ich nold ich, whether I would or not, willy nilly,II154. [OE.nyllan,nellan;nólde.]SeeNe.Nym(e),v.to take, catch, seize; receive; take one's way, go (cf.haþ þe way ynome,II477);VIIIa43;nyme to þyseluen, take upon yourself, be responsible for,V73;Nymmeth,imper. pl.VIIIa15;Nam,pa. t. sg.I76,II154,XIIb84, 156;Nom,III53;XIIb182;Nom(e),pl.I233,II92, 287,VI227;Ynome,pp.II182, 193, 403, 477, 565 (note). [OE.niman.]SeeVndernome.Nyne,adj.nine,XIIIb33. [OE.nigon.]Nis,Nys,3 sg. pres. ind.is not (usually with another neg.),II131, 306, 552,XIIb118,XIVc27,XVc25. [OE.nis.]SeeNe.Nist;Nytes.SeeNot,v.; Nyghtes.No,Na(IV),adj.no, none, (with neg.) any,I11, 156,IVa16, 36, 42 (seeNewe), &c.;Non(e)(beforehor vowel, or sep. from noun)I15, 160,II354, 392,V38,VIIIa54,IX182, &c.;na (no) kyn,seeKyn, Þinge;non oþer, nothing different,seeOþer(e);na thyng,no þing,seeÞinge;Nones,gen. sg.inn. cunnes,seeKyn. [OE.nān.]SeeNon(e),pron.No,Na,adv.not, no,I79,II84,IVa58, &c.;seeMor(e), No-more. Used inIIas equivalent of Ne (q.v.);adv.not,II84, 147, 225, &c.;conj.nor, and (with neg.),II140, 150, &c.;no ... no, neither ... nor,II229. Assb.inwiþouten no, undeniably,II50 (cf.Nay). [OE.nā.]Noble,Nobel,-ill,-ull,adj.noble, excellent,II48,VII5, 49,XIIIb67,XIVb65,c18,XVII128, 276, &c. [OFr.noble.]Nobleie,n.splendour;fame and n. of þe world, ? reputation for splendour among men,XIb235. [OFr.nobleie.]Noblesse,n.nobility, inȝoure ... noblesseas form of address,IX270. [OFr.noblesse.]Nobot,conj.only,V114. [OE.nā+būtan.]Noȝt,Noght(e),Noth(XVf),Nouȝt(e),Nouht,Nout, &c., and reducedNot,adv.not at all, not,I64, 86,II22, 73, 348,IVb2,VIIIa46,b94,XVf7 (seeApp. p. 278), &c.; (with further neg.)I15,II306, 336,IX196, &c. [OE.nā-(wi)ht,nō-(wi)ht.]SeeNaȝt.Noȝt,Noght(e),Nocht,Nouȝt(e),n.nothing,VIIIa142, 241,Xintrod.,XIa4,XVII96, 287; (with addit. neg.),VI160;for noȝt, to no purpose,I183,XIVb55; no good, innouȝt nis(nere), is (would be) impossible,II131, 457 (cf.OE.nāht, worthless). [As prec.]Noy(e),Nuy,Nye(V),n.harm, distress,V73,VII149,XIIIa49;noy for to here, grievous to hear (cf.Pine, Reuþe),VII133. [Shortened from OFr.anoi,anui; with Nye compare Byled, Strye.]Noye,v.to do harm,XIIIa36. [Shortened from OFr.anoier.]Noys(e),Noise,n.noise,I75,VII133,XVh3, &c. [OFr.noise.]Noise,v. intr.to make a noise,XIIa78 (note). [From prec.]Noiþer,pron.neither,II324;conj.innoiþer ... no, neither ... nor,II346. [Nauþer, Noþer infl. by Neyþer.]Nolde.SeeNil.Noman,n.nobody,XIIa67,b8, &c. [OE.nān+mann.]Nombre,Nowmber,n.number,VII86,IX195. [OFr.numbre,nombre.]Nom(e).SeeName, Nym(e).Nomore,n.nothing more,VIIIa90;Namore,VIIIa140. [OE.nā+māre, neut.]SeeMor(e).Non(e),Nane(IV,X),pron.none, not one,I197,V102,X143,XIIb13,XIIIa23, &c.; no one, (with neg.) any one;I153,II423,IVa13,V36,VI83,X130, &c. [OE.nān.]SeeNo,adj.None,Noyne(X),Noon,n.noon, mid-day hour,II372,VII129,X67,XIIIa28,XVII317, &c.;Nones,pl.mid-day meal,VIIIa139. [OE.nōn, L.nōna (hōra).]Nonetide,n.noontide,II497. [OE.nōn-tīd.]Nones;for þe nones, for the nonce (practically meaningless tag),II53,XIIa83. [Forfor þen ones(OE.*for þam ānum+ adv.-es) as regards that particular thing, occasion, &c.]Norysscht,pp.nourished,IX59. [OFr.norrir,norriss-.]Normans,n. pl.Normans,XIIIb13, 20. [OFr.Normant, pl.Normans.]Norþ,n.andadj.north,XIIIb53, 64,XVII477, &c. [OE.norþ, adv.;norþ-.]Norþeron,adj.northern,XIIIb10, 56. [OE.norþerne.]Northumbres,n. pl.Northumbrians,XIIIb58. [Cf. OE.Norþ-hymbre.]Not,1 sg. pres. ind.know not,XIIb164,XIVc110;Nist,pa. t.(with neg.) knew not,II288, 296, 494. [OE.nāt,nyste.]SeeNe, Wite(n).Note,adj.? useful, required; desired,V24. [? Rel. to next.]Note,n.1affair, business,XVI268 (with pl. vb.),XVII264; ado,XVII368. [OE.notu.]Note,n.2(musical) note,II438,XIb162, &c.; tune,II602,XVa11. [OFr.note, L.nota.]SeeCountre note.Note,n.3nut,IX157 (note). [OE.hnutu.]Notemuges,n. pl.nutmegs,IX157. [Prec. + OFr.mug(u)e, musk;cf.OFr.noismug(u)ede, &c.]Noth.SeeNoȝt,adv.Notwiþstondinge,prep.in spite of,XIa25. [Noȝt +pres. p.of ME.wiþstonden, OE.wiþstándan.]Noþeles,adv.all the same, nevertheless,XIIIa6,b3, &c.;Natheles,IX51,XIIa130, &c. [OEnā-þe-lǣs.]Noþer,adj.no other; no noþer, nor any other,II230. [OE.nān+ōþer.]Noþer;Noþynk.SeeNauþer; Þing(e).Nouelrie,n.newfangledness, new invention,XIb124, 164, 169, 200, 206, 210, 215. [OFr.novelrie.]Novels,n. pl.news, something new,XVII508. [OFr.novel(l)e.]Nouȝt(e),Nou(h)t.SeeNoȝt.Nouþe,Nouthe,adv.just now,II466; at present,VIIIa199. [OE.nū-þā.]SeeNow(e).Nouþer,-ur.SeeNauþer.Now(e),Nou,adv.now,I128,IVb43,XIa21, &c.;oþer now oþer neuer, now or never,V148;seeLate, New(e);conj.since, now that,V352,VI29;now ... now, now that,VI17. [OE.nū.]Nowder.SeeNauþer.Nowhar(e),-where,Nawhere(VI),adv.nowhere,V96,VI174,XIIIa17; in no case, not at all,V186. [OE.nā-hwǣr.]SeeWhar(e).Nowmber;Nowþer, &c.SeeNombre; Nauþer.Nudeþ;Nuy;Nul(e);Nw(e).SeeNedeth; Noy(e); Nil; New(e).

Na.SeeNo, Non(e).

Nabbe,1 sg. pres. ind.have not,XVf8, 11;Nade,pa. t.had not (with another neg.),II392. [OE.nabban,næfde.]SeeHabbe, Ne.

Nacion,n.race, nation,XIIIb4, 17. [OFr.nacion.]

Naȝt,n.night;be naȝt, by night, by the time night has come,VI163. [OE.næht.]SeeNyght.

Naȝt,pron.nothing (with neg. adv.),III18;Naȝt,Nauȝte,adv.not,VIIIa43; (with neg. verb)III42. [OE.nā-wiht,nā(u)ht.]SeeNat, Noȝt.

Nay(e),adv.nay,II131,III26,XVI335, &c.; as sb., inwithoutten nay, undeniably,XVII2 (cf.No). [ON.nei.]

Nail(e),Nayle,Naill(e),Nayll,n.nail,XVII119, 273, 277; finger-nail,I164, 236,II106,VIIIa62. [OE.nægel.]SeeNaule.

Nayled,pp.nailed,IVa86. [OE.nægl(i)an.]

Nale;atte nale=atten ale, at the ale, over their ale,VIIIa109. [OE.alu.]SeeAtte.

Nam,1 sg. pres. ind.am not;nam bot, am only,II430. [OE.nam.]SeeNe.

Nam.SeeMnam, Nyme.

Name,n.name,I37,VII60,XVi10, &c.; good name, praise,XIb257;Nome,VIIintrod.;be name(nome), by name, individually,Iintrod., 46,VII37;by name, especially,XVI190;bi Godes name(oath),II316. [OE.nama,noma.]

Nameles,adj.(as a name) Nameless, Nobody,XIVd2. [OE.nama+-lēas.]

Namely,-liche,adv.namely, especially,I264,VIIIa55,XIb253. [OE.nama+-līce.]

Namore;Nane.SeeNomore; Non(e),pron.

Nar(e),pres. ind. pl.are not (with neg.),II390,V24. [OE.naron.]SeeNe.

Narwe,adj.narrow, mean (dwelling),II483. [OE.nearu.]

Nas,Nes(III),pa. t. sg.(usually with neg.) was not,II98, 150, 354,III42,XVg28;Nere,pl.II123;subj.would be,II457. [OE.næs(Kt.nes);nǣron,nǣre.]

Nat,neg. adv.not,I12, 97, 132,VIIIb93. [Reduced form of Naȝt,q.v.]

Natheles.SeeNoþeles.

Nature,n.nature,XIIa113. [OFr.nature.]

Nauȝte.SeeNaȝt.

Nauȝty,adj.(worth nought), penniless,VIIIa218. [Cf. OE.nāht-lic.]SeeNaȝt.

Nauy,n.navy,VII111, 143. [OFr.navie.]

Naule,n.finger-nail,VI99. [ON.nagl, or OE.nægl,*naglas.]SeeNaile.

Nauþer,Nawþer,V,VI;Noþer,I,VIII,XIII;Nouþer,-ur,XIVc;Nowder,XVII;Nowþer,Nowther,XIVb;Nowthir,XVI;adv.neither, either (after a neg.),V299;conj.neither (foll. byne,nor),I118,V206,XIVb75, 78,c57, 62,XVI287,XVII534, &c.; (foll. bythen)XVII535; nor,XIIIa13, 37. [OE.nā-hwæþer,nō-hwæþer,nā(w)þor,nōþer, &c.]SeeNeyther, Noiþer.

Nawhere.SeeNowhar(e).

Ne,adv.not (preceding verb),I73,V74,VIIIa138, 172, &c.; (usually with another neg., esp.noȝt, &c.),I71, 156,III18,VI2, &c.; coalescing with auxil. verbs,seeNabbe, Nam, Nar(e), Nas, Nil, Nis, Not;conj.nor,I118, 160,IVa2, &c.;ne ... ne, neither ... nor, nor ... nor,I158,IX201; (foll. by another neg.) and,I12, 153,VIIIa280,IX181, &c. [OE.ne.]

Nede,Neid(X),n.need,IVb67,X18,XIb259,XVII426;at nede, in time of need,VIIIa113;pl.wants, business,V148. [OE.nēd.]

Nedes,adv.needs, of necessity,II468,IX288,XIb205. [OE.nēdes.]

Nedeth,Nudeþ,pres. (impers.) sg.(it) is necessary,VIIIa240,b20;hem nedeth, they have need,VIIIa203;Neyd, with mixed constr. inneyd thowe, you need,XVI242. [OE.nēodian;cf.next.]

Nedid,pa. t.compelled,XIb75;pp.XIb9, 35. [OE.nēdan.]

Nedeful(l),Nedfull,adj.necessary,IX113, 131,XIa51. [OE.nēd+-ful.]

Nedy,adj.needy, in want,VIIIa15, 218; as jocular name,XVII405. [OE.nēadig-,*nēdig.]

Nedle,n.needle (of compass),IX124, &c. [OE.nēdl.]

Nee.SeeNyȝ.

Negh(nere),v. intr.to approach,XVI224;Nyghys,3 sg. pres.XVII370;Neighed,pa. t.VIIIa294. [From Nyȝ,q.v.]

Neid;Neyd;Neiȝe;Neir.SeeNede; Nedeth; Nyȝ; Ner(e).

Neyther,Neiþer,adv.;ne neyther, and neither,VIIIa276;neiþer ... ne, neither ... nor,XIb190, 286. [OE.ne+ǣgþer; cf.nāhwæþer.]SeeNauþer, Noiþer.

Nek,n.neck,V187, 242. [OE.hnecca.]

Neltow.SeeNil.

Nemeled,pp.named, mentioned,XVi10. [OE.nemnan, withmn≻ml.]

Nempned,pa. t.named,II600. [OE.nemnan.]SeeNeuen(e).

Ner(e),Neir(X),compar. adj.andadv.nearer,I255; aspos., near,X77,XIIb114,XVI43, 224,XVII370;adv.nearly,VIIIa171,XVII412;prep.near (to),VI44,VIIIa294,X67;Nest,superl.next,I215;Next(e), nearest,VII13; next,I138, &c. [OE.nēar(a), compar. (cf. ON.nǽr, compar. and pos.);nē̆st(a),nē̆xt(a).]SeeNyȝ.

Nere,Nes.SeeNas.

Nesch,adj.;quasi-sb.(what is) soft, pleasant,VI246. [OE.hnesce.]

Nest.SeeNer(e).

Nest(e),n.nest,IVb36,IX252,XIIIa22. [OE.nest.]

Neuen(e),v.to name, mention,Iintrod.,XVII12. [ON.nefna.]

Neuer(e),adv.never,I152,VIIIa23 &c.; not at all,Iintrod.,XVII313;neuer sa,so, no matter how,IVa75,V61,VI211;neuer þe lesse, nevertheless,I71. [OE.nǣfre.]

New(e),Nw(e)(V,VI),adj.new,II217,V176, 332,VI167,VIIIa294, &c.;quasi-sb.IX275;na new, no new thing,IVa42;for new, in exchange for new (ones),VII13;adv.anew,II593; newly,V155;now newe(OE.nū nīowan), just lately,XVI314. [OE.nīowe.]

Next;Nye.SeeNer(e); Noy(e).

Nyghys.SeeNegh.

Nyght,Niȝt,Nyȝt;Nycht(X);Nyht(XII);n.night,I29,II370,VII127,X197,XIIa68, &c.;be nyȝt,nyhte(dat.), at night,XIIa117, 131,XVi15;on nyght, at night,XVh22;seenext. [OE.niht.]SeeNaȝt.

Nyghtes,Nihtes,Nytes(XV),adv.at, by, night,XVc21; with prep.,a nyghtes,be nytes,VIIIb16,XVi20. [OE.nihtes.]

Nyght-rest,n.rest at night,IVa83. [OE.niht+rest.]SeeRyste.

Nygromansye,n.necromancy, black magic; (used vaguely as) impious nonsense,XIa5. [OFr.nigromanc(i)e.]

Nyȝ,Nyh,Nee(IV),Neiȝe(II),adv.nigh, at hand, close (by),XIIa155,b13,XIIIa52,b61;nyh aboute, near at hand,XIIa74; almost,II199;prep.near (to),IVa11 (note),XIIb29. [OE.nē(a)h.]SeeNer(e), Welneȝ.

Nyȝt-olde,adj.kept over night, a day old,VIIIa303. [OE.niht-áld.]

Nyhte,v.to become night, grow dark,XIIb19. [From Nyght,n.]

Nyhtegales,n. pl.nightingales,XVb5. [OE.nihtegale.]

Nil,1, 3 sg. pres. ind.will not (usually with another neg.)II211, 332, 338;Nul,XVg20;Neltow(nelt + þow),2 sg.VIIIa149;Nule,pl.XVg25;Nold(e),pa. t.would not, was unwilling to,II140, 280,V163,VIIIa232;subj.V82;wold ich nold ich, whether I would or not, willy nilly,II154. [OE.nyllan,nellan;nólde.]SeeNe.

Nym(e),v.to take, catch, seize; receive; take one's way, go (cf.haþ þe way ynome,II477);VIIIa43;nyme to þyseluen, take upon yourself, be responsible for,V73;Nymmeth,imper. pl.VIIIa15;Nam,pa. t. sg.I76,II154,XIIb84, 156;Nom,III53;XIIb182;Nom(e),pl.I233,II92, 287,VI227;Ynome,pp.II182, 193, 403, 477, 565 (note). [OE.niman.]SeeVndernome.

Nyne,adj.nine,XIIIb33. [OE.nigon.]

Nis,Nys,3 sg. pres. ind.is not (usually with another neg.),II131, 306, 552,XIIb118,XIVc27,XVc25. [OE.nis.]SeeNe.

Nist;Nytes.SeeNot,v.; Nyghtes.

No,Na(IV),adj.no, none, (with neg.) any,I11, 156,IVa16, 36, 42 (seeNewe), &c.;Non(e)(beforehor vowel, or sep. from noun)I15, 160,II354, 392,V38,VIIIa54,IX182, &c.;na (no) kyn,seeKyn, Þinge;non oþer, nothing different,seeOþer(e);na thyng,no þing,seeÞinge;Nones,gen. sg.inn. cunnes,seeKyn. [OE.nān.]SeeNon(e),pron.

No,Na,adv.not, no,I79,II84,IVa58, &c.;seeMor(e), No-more. Used inIIas equivalent of Ne (q.v.);adv.not,II84, 147, 225, &c.;conj.nor, and (with neg.),II140, 150, &c.;no ... no, neither ... nor,II229. Assb.inwiþouten no, undeniably,II50 (cf.Nay). [OE.nā.]

Noble,Nobel,-ill,-ull,adj.noble, excellent,II48,VII5, 49,XIIIb67,XIVb65,c18,XVII128, 276, &c. [OFr.noble.]

Nobleie,n.splendour;fame and n. of þe world, ? reputation for splendour among men,XIb235. [OFr.nobleie.]

Noblesse,n.nobility, inȝoure ... noblesseas form of address,IX270. [OFr.noblesse.]

Nobot,conj.only,V114. [OE.nā+būtan.]

Noȝt,Noght(e),Noth(XVf),Nouȝt(e),Nouht,Nout, &c., and reducedNot,adv.not at all, not,I64, 86,II22, 73, 348,IVb2,VIIIa46,b94,XVf7 (seeApp. p. 278), &c.; (with further neg.)I15,II306, 336,IX196, &c. [OE.nā-(wi)ht,nō-(wi)ht.]SeeNaȝt.

Noȝt,Noght(e),Nocht,Nouȝt(e),n.nothing,VIIIa142, 241,Xintrod.,XIa4,XVII96, 287; (with addit. neg.),VI160;for noȝt, to no purpose,I183,XIVb55; no good, innouȝt nis(nere), is (would be) impossible,II131, 457 (cf.OE.nāht, worthless). [As prec.]

Noy(e),Nuy,Nye(V),n.harm, distress,V73,VII149,XIIIa49;noy for to here, grievous to hear (cf.Pine, Reuþe),VII133. [Shortened from OFr.anoi,anui; with Nye compare Byled, Strye.]

Noye,v.to do harm,XIIIa36. [Shortened from OFr.anoier.]

Noys(e),Noise,n.noise,I75,VII133,XVh3, &c. [OFr.noise.]

Noise,v. intr.to make a noise,XIIa78 (note). [From prec.]

Noiþer,pron.neither,II324;conj.innoiþer ... no, neither ... nor,II346. [Nauþer, Noþer infl. by Neyþer.]

Nolde.SeeNil.

Noman,n.nobody,XIIa67,b8, &c. [OE.nān+mann.]

Nombre,Nowmber,n.number,VII86,IX195. [OFr.numbre,nombre.]

Nom(e).SeeName, Nym(e).

Nomore,n.nothing more,VIIIa90;Namore,VIIIa140. [OE.nā+māre, neut.]SeeMor(e).

Non(e),Nane(IV,X),pron.none, not one,I197,V102,X143,XIIb13,XIIIa23, &c.; no one, (with neg.) any one;I153,II423,IVa13,V36,VI83,X130, &c. [OE.nān.]SeeNo,adj.

None,Noyne(X),Noon,n.noon, mid-day hour,II372,VII129,X67,XIIIa28,XVII317, &c.;Nones,pl.mid-day meal,VIIIa139. [OE.nōn, L.nōna (hōra).]

Nonetide,n.noontide,II497. [OE.nōn-tīd.]

Nones;for þe nones, for the nonce (practically meaningless tag),II53,XIIa83. [Forfor þen ones(OE.*for þam ānum+ adv.-es) as regards that particular thing, occasion, &c.]

Norysscht,pp.nourished,IX59. [OFr.norrir,norriss-.]

Normans,n. pl.Normans,XIIIb13, 20. [OFr.Normant, pl.Normans.]

Norþ,n.andadj.north,XIIIb53, 64,XVII477, &c. [OE.norþ, adv.;norþ-.]

Norþeron,adj.northern,XIIIb10, 56. [OE.norþerne.]

Northumbres,n. pl.Northumbrians,XIIIb58. [Cf. OE.Norþ-hymbre.]

Not,1 sg. pres. ind.know not,XIIb164,XIVc110;Nist,pa. t.(with neg.) knew not,II288, 296, 494. [OE.nāt,nyste.]SeeNe, Wite(n).

Note,adj.? useful, required; desired,V24. [? Rel. to next.]

Note,n.1affair, business,XVI268 (with pl. vb.),XVII264; ado,XVII368. [OE.notu.]

Note,n.2(musical) note,II438,XIb162, &c.; tune,II602,XVa11. [OFr.note, L.nota.]SeeCountre note.

Note,n.3nut,IX157 (note). [OE.hnutu.]

Notemuges,n. pl.nutmegs,IX157. [Prec. + OFr.mug(u)e, musk;cf.OFr.noismug(u)ede, &c.]

Noth.SeeNoȝt,adv.

Notwiþstondinge,prep.in spite of,XIa25. [Noȝt +pres. p.of ME.wiþstonden, OE.wiþstándan.]

Noþeles,adv.all the same, nevertheless,XIIIa6,b3, &c.;Natheles,IX51,XIIa130, &c. [OEnā-þe-lǣs.]

Noþer,adj.no other; no noþer, nor any other,II230. [OE.nān+ōþer.]

Noþer;Noþynk.SeeNauþer; Þing(e).

Nouelrie,n.newfangledness, new invention,XIb124, 164, 169, 200, 206, 210, 215. [OFr.novelrie.]

Novels,n. pl.news, something new,XVII508. [OFr.novel(l)e.]

Nouȝt(e),Nou(h)t.SeeNoȝt.

Nouþe,Nouthe,adv.just now,II466; at present,VIIIa199. [OE.nū-þā.]SeeNow(e).

Nouþer,-ur.SeeNauþer.

Now(e),Nou,adv.now,I128,IVb43,XIa21, &c.;oþer now oþer neuer, now or never,V148;seeLate, New(e);conj.since, now that,V352,VI29;now ... now, now that,VI17. [OE.nū.]

Nowder.SeeNauþer.

Nowhar(e),-where,Nawhere(VI),adv.nowhere,V96,VI174,XIIIa17; in no case, not at all,V186. [OE.nā-hwǣr.]SeeWhar(e).

Nowmber;Nowþer, &c.SeeNombre; Nauþer.

Nudeþ;Nuy;Nul(e);Nw(e).SeeNedeth; Noy(e); Nil; New(e).

O.SeeOf, On, On(e).Obediand,adj.obedient,XVII121. [OFr.obedientwith substitution of pres. p.-and.]Obediencer,n.an obedientiary, one owning obedience (to a monastery, &c.); an administrative officer of a religious house,VIIIb95. [OFr.obediencier.]Obitte,adj.dead,XVI269. [Nonce-use of L.obitus, deceased.]Obout.SeeAboute(n).Occean,n.Ocean (as name of Indian Ocean),IX9. [OFr.occean.]Occupacio(u)n,n.occupation, employment,XIb156, 251, 288, &c. [OFr.occupacion.]Occupied(aboute,in),pp.occupied (with, in),XIb114, 218, 242, 262. [OFr.occuper, altered on anal. of verbs in-fier,-plier, &c.]Od,adj.odd, (some) over,XVII57. [ON.odda-, inodda-maðr; seeN.E.D., s.v.Odd.]Oder.SeeOþer(e),adj.Of,Offe,adv.off,V181, 340; of, out of, from (afterþatrelative),VI65,IX135, 282, &c.; (with infin.)IX257, 282, &c.;of the whiche ... offe,seenext. [OE.of.]SeeHer(e), Þar(e), Þer(e).Of,Off,VII5;O,II12, 283,VI69,VII18;prep.of. (i) From, off, out of,II29,III4, 36,V131, 153, 179,VI247,VII169,VIIIa204, &c.; out of, (made) of, in,II4, 362,IX115,XVII119, &c. (ii) By,III18,IVb5,V99,IX55,XIb31, 204, &c.; by (means of), with,II364,IX65, &c. (iii) Of, about, concerning,I160,II5, 12,III3,VIIIa197,IX147,XIb1, 295, &c. (iv)Forming equiv. of gen.: aspossess.,I34, 216, &c.;adjectival,II3,IVb34, &c. (seethe nouns); in, as regards, &c.,V170,VI71,VII18, 38, 164 (first),VIIIa52,XIIa9,XVI129,XVII543, &c.;of breed, &c., in breadth, &c.,XVII123, 125, 259, 520; (introd. actual measurement),IX155,XVII126;objective gen., at, for, on acc. of, &c.,II471, 573,VIIIa38, 117,XIb10 (first),XIIa144, &c.;grame ... of, wrath against,XVII90;partitive, of, among, in,VII43 (seeOþere),VIIIa259,IX182,XIa39,XVI388 (cf.note toII388); after Fr. idiom,IX158, 227, 275,XIIa66;seeOny, Oþer(e), Owen;adverbial(oftime), forVIIIa253; in,XIb136.Of the whiche ... offe,of whom ... from, of which, from whom (mixed E. and Fr. constr.),IX25, 77;of preiere of holy lif(XIb83),seeVnderstonden; for other idiomatic uses see the nouns, &c., concerned. [OE.of.]Offend,v.to offend,XVII108. [OFr.of(f)endre.]Office,n.duty,XIb18, 21, 47, 60;houses of offyce, quarters, stables (orig. places set apart for menial duties),XVII134. [OFr.office.]Offringis,n. pl.offerings, offertories,XIb300. [OE.offring.]Of-hild,pa. t. sg.withheld,III10. [OE.of-héaldan, pa. t.-hēold.]Of-sende,v.to send for,II428. [OE.of-séndan.]SeeAssent.Oft,Ofte(n),adv.often,II1, 197,III39, &c.;ofte(n) tyme(s),IX61, 129,XVI370. [OE.oft.]Oftesithes,Oft(e)sythes,adv.often,IVb27,VII182,IX63. [OE.on oft-sīþas.]SeeSithes.Oghne.SeeOwen(e).Oght(e),Oȝt,Ought,Ouȝt,pron.anything,IVb45,V147,XIIb99, 107,XVI100;adv.in any way, at all,XIVc69. [OE.ō(wi)ht.]Oghte.SeeOwe.Oȝain;Oȝe;Oȝene.SeeAȝayn; Owe,v.; Owen(e).Oyl(l)e,n.oil,IX35;fig.XVII46. [OFr.oile.]Ok,n.oak,XIVc57. [OE.āc.]Old(e),Alde,adj.old,V114,VII5,XIIintrod.(seeDai), &c.; assb., inold or ȝong,ȝong and alde, any one, every one,II221,IVa49;of olde, of old,VII26, 182. [OE.áld.]Olif-tre,n.olive-tree,XVII510. [OFr.olive+ Tre.]On,adv.on,II343 (seeDo); (still)V232; (withinfin.orrelative), upon, at, in,I89,II367,VII15,XVf9, 10,XVI179. [OE.on.]SeeÞer(e).On;O,VII106,IX250,XVa5,g28;prep.on. (i) On, upon,I92, 194,II303,XVc24 (following pron.), &c.;on him seiȝe, saw he had,II325;on my frenship, as you value my f.,XVII362. (ii) At,V112 (first),XVc15,h3, 22,XVII137, &c.; (iii) In,I99,XIVb79,XVa5,XVII422, &c.;seeBodi, Lyte, Lud, &c.; after 'believe',I89,VI65; withmanere,wise,I80,V124,VII65, 77,XIa11,XIVb95, &c.; (reference)II455,XVc13, &c.;on Englyssh tunge, into English,Iintrod.(iv) Of (after 'think')I221, &c. (v) A, inon a day, a day,VI150 (OE.on dæg). (vi) A-, on (in adv. expressions), ason haukin, a-hawking,II308;seeBehalue, Fote, Lofte, Slep, &c. [OE.on.]SeeA-; A(n),prep.; Vpon.Onderuonge,pp.received,III28. [OE.under-fōn, pp.underfángen.]SeeFonge.On(e);Oon(e),XIa41,XVII2, &c.;Oo,I180, 231;O,I49, &c.;adj.one, a single,II306,V83,VI170,IX17,XIa45,XIIIb45,XIVd8,XVII136, &c.; one (and the same),I49, 231,II95 (seeCri); one (indivisible),VII2,IX334,XVII2, 169; one (as opposed to 'other'),I180,IX180, &c. (seeÞe, Ton);o, a certain,II308;oone or two, one or two, some,XVII133, 484;quasi-sb.ininto on, together,XVi6;at on, at one, in harmony,VI18;al oon, (all) one and the same thing,XIa41. [OE.ān.]SeeA(n), Ane, One.On(e),pron.one (thingorperson),V348,VI197,IX24,XIb223,XIIIa24,XVb23, 34, &c.;Oone,XVII209;Onen,dat. sg.III4; one (opposed to 'another'),IX53,XIIIb16;boþe þat on and þat oþer, both,V344;seeÞe, Ton; (some) one, a certain person,V149,VII54 (with name). [As prec.]One,adj.alone, only,V6,VIIIb54,XIVb61; strengthened withal,V87,XIIa131,b15;a ... one, one ... only,V181, 277;oure one, by ourselves,V177 (note);let ... one, leave alone, avoid (cf.OE.ān-forlǣtan), v 50. [OE.āna.]Onehed,n.unity,or? simplicity;onehed of wit, the uniformity of men's understanding (interpretation) of the Bible,or? the ease of understanding it,XIa32. [OE.ān+*-hǣdu.]Onely,adj.inonely alepy, a single solitary,I159;Oon(e)ly,adv.only,XVII288, 307. [OE.ān-lic, adj.]SeeAnely.Ones,Oneȝ(V),Onys(XVII),adv.once, on a single occasion,I182,II122,V212,XIIb92; formerly,V150,VIIIa202; at some (future) time or other,XVII207, 389. [OE.ānes.]Onest,adj.trustworthy,VII48. [OFr.honeste.]Ony,adj.any,IX85, 245,XIb300, &c.;most of ony þing, above all things, more than anything,II33;pron.any,IX326,XIb147. [OE.ǣnig, infl. byān.]SeeAni, Eny.Onone.SeeAnon(e).Oo,adv.ever, continually,XVb7. [OE.ā.]Oo,Oon(e), &c.SeeOn(e), &c.Oostré,n.inn, lodging,XVII329. [OFr.host(e)rie.]Opan,Opon.SeeVpon.Opyn,Open,adj.open,V2,XVII344; manifest,XIb42.Opynly,adv.manifestly,XIb52; publicly,XIb62. [OE.open,open-līce.]Opynne,Oppen,v.to open,XVI122, 194. [OE.openian.]Oplondysch.SeeVplondysch.Or,conj.1or,I1, &c.;or ... or, either ... or,VIIIa244. [Reduced form of Oþer,conj.]Or,conj.2before, ere (usually withsubj.),VIIIa79,X2,XVI154 (seeWare),adj.156, 278,XVII110 (seeBlyn), 153, 263, &c.; (postponed)XVII130; lest,XIVd11. [Seenext.]Or,prep.before, ere,XVI224,XVII317, 481. [? OE.ǣr, pos. and compar. (once late Nth.ar) infl. by ON.ár, pos.]SeeAr(e), Er(e).Orchard,n.garden, orchard,II66, 91, 163;Orchard-side,II134. [OE.ort-geard,orceard.]Ordayn(e),Ordainy,v.to decree, establish, appoint, direct, arrange, contrive, fashion, &c.,II205,XVII309;Ordand,XVII119, 468;Ordeigne,XIIb216;Ordeyn(e),I55, 148,VIIIb57,XIb125, 132, &c.;Ordand,Ordanit,pa. t.X11, 34,XVI25, 226;ordaynede to, destined to,IVb54. [OFr.ordener, 3 sg.ordei(g)ne,-aine.]Ordynal(e),-alle,n.a book setting out the order and manner of church services and ceremonies,XIb1, 183, 186. [Med.L.ordināle.]Ordenaunse,Ordynaunce,n.ordinance, decree, law,XIa15,b100, &c.;preie oure ... ordynaunce, say the prayers we have appointed,XIb38. [OFr.ordenance.]Ordre,Order,-yre,n.order, rank,VIIIa159,XIb20;pl.religious orders,XIa61; the (nine) orders of angels,XVII10; moderation, inholde þe ordyre of, keep the rule of, observe moderation in,IVb22. [OFr.ordre.]Orgon,n.diaphony; singing in two parts,XIb138 (note). [OE.organ, song, from L.organum.]Orysun,n.praying;yn orysun, at prayer,I17. [OFr.oreisoun.]Oritore,n.oratory, chapel,V122. [OFr.oratour, infl. by prec.]Orpedly,adv.actively,V164. [OE.orped-līce.]Ost,Host,n.(armed) host, army,II290,X43, 45; multitude,XIIIa32. [OFr.(h)ost, army.]Oþeȝ,Othes,n. pl.oaths,V55,XIIb44. [OE.āþ.]Oþer(e),Other(e),-ir(e),-yre;Oder,XVII160;Ouþer,I, (i)Adj., other, another, other kinds of,I18, 258,IVb16, 45,V274,IX227,XIIb170,XVII298 (seeGarn), &c.;Othre,pl.XIIa82, 136;many oþer folde,seeFolde;othere gude, some other good (thing),IVb9;oþer mani, many other,II496;þat oþer,seeÞe;þis othir daye, the other day,XVI148. (ii)Pron. sg.another, some one (something) else, the other,I101,II324,VI89,X22 (seeAither), &c.;Oþereȝ,gen. sg.VI90;ichon other, each man to his neighbour,XVII112;non other, nothing different (from what has been said),VII42,VIIIintrod.,a173;oþer oþer,þat oþer,seenext and Þe;pl.(uninflected), others,I211,IVb67, 78,V355,VII48,X154, &c.;Othre,pl.XIIintrod.,a41;Oþren,dat. pl.III53;derrist of other, most excellent of (illogically for 'more worthy than') all others,VII39. [OE.ōþer.]SeeAnoþire, Toþer.Oþer,Other;Auþer,V225;Ouþer,Outhire,Owthyre,IVb8, 23,IX276;adv.andconj.or,I3,II350,V39,VIIIa305, &c.;oþer oþer, or any one else,V34;oþer ... oþer, either ... or,V148;oþer ... or,I197,IVb8, 23,IX276; introducing alternative questions,VIIIb34, 35;adv.inor oþer, or else,I6;oþer ... auþer, or else,V225. [OE.ā-hwæþer,ā(w)þer;ō-hwæþer,ōwþer.]SeeOr2, Ayther, Euþer.Oþer-while,Other-while,Oþer-wyle(VIIIb),adv.on another occasion,XVII213; at other times,II289, 297; now and again,VIIIb52;other while ... other while, sometimes ... sometimes,XIIa128. [Oþer,adj.+ While.]Ou.SeeȜe.Ouer(e),Our(e),prep.over,I177,V246,X84, 112, &c.; over and above,XIb150; (oftime) through,VII166 (following noun);adv.over,II578,V164, &c.;all ... ouer, all over, in all parts,VII134 (cf.next); too,I130,IVb23, 24,VI113,VII36, &c. [OE.ofer.]Oueral,adv.everywhere,II62, 208,XIIintrod.,b184. [OE.ofer all.]Ouercast,pp.overcast, clouded,VII107,XVII353. [OE.ofer-+ ON.kasta.]Ouercoms,3 sg. pres.overcomes,IVa68. [OE.ofer-cuman.]Ouergrowen,pp.overgrown,V113, 122. [OE.ofer+grōwen, pp.]Ouerheghede,pp.raised too high,IVb5. [Ouer,adv.+ ME.heiȝenfrom Heigh.]Ouerlaide,pp.covered over, submerged,XVII306. [OE.oferlecgan.]SeeLay.Ouermoche,adj.andn.too much,VIIIa255,XIb219;cf.IVb23. [OE.ofer-mycel.]SeeMochel.Ouerraght,pa. t.revised,VII69. [OE.ofer+ ?rǣcan?reccan.]Ouersen,v.to supervise,VIIIa107. [OE.ofer-sēon.]Ouerset,pp.overthrown, defeated,XIIIa59. [OE.ofer+settan.]Ouertake,v.to (re)gain,V319 (note). [OE.ofer+ ON.taka.]Ouerte,adj.open, plain to see,VI233. [OFr.overt.]Ouerturnyt,pp.overturned,VII148. [OE.ofer+túrnian(seeTurne).]Ought,Ouȝt,Ouhte.SeeOght, Owe.Oune.SeeOwen.Oure,n.hour, time,I188, 189,VI170, 191, &c.;Houre,I190,VI195. [OFr.(h)oure.]Our(e);Our(e),Ous, &c.;Ourn.SeeOuer(e); We; Eorne.Out(e),Owt(e),adv.out,I50,IVb3,XIb26 (seeCharité),XVI18, &c.; abroad, out of doors,VIIIb16; as exclam. of anger, dismay, &c.,XVI185, 195, 343;out(e) apon the, fie on thee,XVII229, 408. [OE.ūt,ūte.]Outguoinge,n.ate outguoinge of, on departing from,III4. [From OE.ūt-gān.]SeeGo(n).Ouþer,Outhire.SeeOþer(e),adj.andconj.Outraye,v.to transgress,XIVc69 (ouȝtis adv.). [OFr.outreier.]Oway.SeeAwai.Owe,Owyn,Oȝe,v.to have; to have (to), be bound (to), ought,XIb6,XVi4; with mixedpers.andimpers.constr., invus oȝe, we ought,VI192; to owe,VI183;Awe,2 sg. pres.XVII171;Oghte,pa. t.possessed,XIIb48;Ouhte, ought to,VIIIb73;Auȝt, was bound to,II555. [OE.āgan, pa. t.ā̆hte.]Owen(e),Owne,adj.own,I126,V291,VIIIb63,IX185, &c.;Oghne,XIIa4;Oȝene,IIIintrod.;Oune,XIIIa47,b18, &c.;Owhen,II163, &c.;Awen,V73, 233;Awne,XVI237,XVII74;quasi-sb.inof hire owne, of their own,IX188;haue of myn owen, have property of my own,VIIIa77. [OE.āgen.]Owher,adv.anywhere,II17. [OE.ō-hwǣr.]Owy;Owr(e);Owte.SeeAwai; We; Out(e).Owth,adv.on top,X6. [? Reduction of OE.ufan,ufe-+wiþ; cf. ME.out-wiþ.]Owthyre.SeeOþer,conj.Oxe,n.ox,XVf5; Oxen,pl.IX253, 255. [OE.oxa.]

O.SeeOf, On, On(e).

Obediand,adj.obedient,XVII121. [OFr.obedientwith substitution of pres. p.-and.]

Obediencer,n.an obedientiary, one owning obedience (to a monastery, &c.); an administrative officer of a religious house,VIIIb95. [OFr.obediencier.]

Obitte,adj.dead,XVI269. [Nonce-use of L.obitus, deceased.]

Obout.SeeAboute(n).

Occean,n.Ocean (as name of Indian Ocean),IX9. [OFr.occean.]

Occupacio(u)n,n.occupation, employment,XIb156, 251, 288, &c. [OFr.occupacion.]

Occupied(aboute,in),pp.occupied (with, in),XIb114, 218, 242, 262. [OFr.occuper, altered on anal. of verbs in-fier,-plier, &c.]

Od,adj.odd, (some) over,XVII57. [ON.odda-, inodda-maðr; seeN.E.D., s.v.Odd.]

Oder.SeeOþer(e),adj.

Of,Offe,adv.off,V181, 340; of, out of, from (afterþatrelative),VI65,IX135, 282, &c.; (with infin.)IX257, 282, &c.;of the whiche ... offe,seenext. [OE.of.]SeeHer(e), Þar(e), Þer(e).

Of,Off,VII5;O,II12, 283,VI69,VII18;prep.of. (i) From, off, out of,II29,III4, 36,V131, 153, 179,VI247,VII169,VIIIa204, &c.; out of, (made) of, in,II4, 362,IX115,XVII119, &c. (ii) By,III18,IVb5,V99,IX55,XIb31, 204, &c.; by (means of), with,II364,IX65, &c. (iii) Of, about, concerning,I160,II5, 12,III3,VIIIa197,IX147,XIb1, 295, &c. (iv)Forming equiv. of gen.: aspossess.,I34, 216, &c.;adjectival,II3,IVb34, &c. (seethe nouns); in, as regards, &c.,V170,VI71,VII18, 38, 164 (first),VIIIa52,XIIa9,XVI129,XVII543, &c.;of breed, &c., in breadth, &c.,XVII123, 125, 259, 520; (introd. actual measurement),IX155,XVII126;objective gen., at, for, on acc. of, &c.,II471, 573,VIIIa38, 117,XIb10 (first),XIIa144, &c.;grame ... of, wrath against,XVII90;partitive, of, among, in,VII43 (seeOþere),VIIIa259,IX182,XIa39,XVI388 (cf.note toII388); after Fr. idiom,IX158, 227, 275,XIIa66;seeOny, Oþer(e), Owen;adverbial(oftime), forVIIIa253; in,XIb136.Of the whiche ... offe,of whom ... from, of which, from whom (mixed E. and Fr. constr.),IX25, 77;of preiere of holy lif(XIb83),seeVnderstonden; for other idiomatic uses see the nouns, &c., concerned. [OE.of.]

Offend,v.to offend,XVII108. [OFr.of(f)endre.]

Office,n.duty,XIb18, 21, 47, 60;houses of offyce, quarters, stables (orig. places set apart for menial duties),XVII134. [OFr.office.]

Offringis,n. pl.offerings, offertories,XIb300. [OE.offring.]

Of-hild,pa. t. sg.withheld,III10. [OE.of-héaldan, pa. t.-hēold.]

Of-sende,v.to send for,II428. [OE.of-séndan.]SeeAssent.

Oft,Ofte(n),adv.often,II1, 197,III39, &c.;ofte(n) tyme(s),IX61, 129,XVI370. [OE.oft.]

Oftesithes,Oft(e)sythes,adv.often,IVb27,VII182,IX63. [OE.on oft-sīþas.]SeeSithes.

Oghne.SeeOwen(e).

Oght(e),Oȝt,Ought,Ouȝt,pron.anything,IVb45,V147,XIIb99, 107,XVI100;adv.in any way, at all,XIVc69. [OE.ō(wi)ht.]

Oghte.SeeOwe.

Oȝain;Oȝe;Oȝene.SeeAȝayn; Owe,v.; Owen(e).

Oyl(l)e,n.oil,IX35;fig.XVII46. [OFr.oile.]

Ok,n.oak,XIVc57. [OE.āc.]

Old(e),Alde,adj.old,V114,VII5,XIIintrod.(seeDai), &c.; assb., inold or ȝong,ȝong and alde, any one, every one,II221,IVa49;of olde, of old,VII26, 182. [OE.áld.]

Olif-tre,n.olive-tree,XVII510. [OFr.olive+ Tre.]

On,adv.on,II343 (seeDo); (still)V232; (withinfin.orrelative), upon, at, in,I89,II367,VII15,XVf9, 10,XVI179. [OE.on.]SeeÞer(e).

On;O,VII106,IX250,XVa5,g28;prep.on. (i) On, upon,I92, 194,II303,XVc24 (following pron.), &c.;on him seiȝe, saw he had,II325;on my frenship, as you value my f.,XVII362. (ii) At,V112 (first),XVc15,h3, 22,XVII137, &c.; (iii) In,I99,XIVb79,XVa5,XVII422, &c.;seeBodi, Lyte, Lud, &c.; after 'believe',I89,VI65; withmanere,wise,I80,V124,VII65, 77,XIa11,XIVb95, &c.; (reference)II455,XVc13, &c.;on Englyssh tunge, into English,Iintrod.(iv) Of (after 'think')I221, &c. (v) A, inon a day, a day,VI150 (OE.on dæg). (vi) A-, on (in adv. expressions), ason haukin, a-hawking,II308;seeBehalue, Fote, Lofte, Slep, &c. [OE.on.]SeeA-; A(n),prep.; Vpon.

Onderuonge,pp.received,III28. [OE.under-fōn, pp.underfángen.]SeeFonge.

On(e);Oon(e),XIa41,XVII2, &c.;Oo,I180, 231;O,I49, &c.;adj.one, a single,II306,V83,VI170,IX17,XIa45,XIIIb45,XIVd8,XVII136, &c.; one (and the same),I49, 231,II95 (seeCri); one (indivisible),VII2,IX334,XVII2, 169; one (as opposed to 'other'),I180,IX180, &c. (seeÞe, Ton);o, a certain,II308;oone or two, one or two, some,XVII133, 484;quasi-sb.ininto on, together,XVi6;at on, at one, in harmony,VI18;al oon, (all) one and the same thing,XIa41. [OE.ān.]SeeA(n), Ane, One.

On(e),pron.one (thingorperson),V348,VI197,IX24,XIb223,XIIIa24,XVb23, 34, &c.;Oone,XVII209;Onen,dat. sg.III4; one (opposed to 'another'),IX53,XIIIb16;boþe þat on and þat oþer, both,V344;seeÞe, Ton; (some) one, a certain person,V149,VII54 (with name). [As prec.]

One,adj.alone, only,V6,VIIIb54,XIVb61; strengthened withal,V87,XIIa131,b15;a ... one, one ... only,V181, 277;oure one, by ourselves,V177 (note);let ... one, leave alone, avoid (cf.OE.ān-forlǣtan), v 50. [OE.āna.]

Onehed,n.unity,or? simplicity;onehed of wit, the uniformity of men's understanding (interpretation) of the Bible,or? the ease of understanding it,XIa32. [OE.ān+*-hǣdu.]

Onely,adj.inonely alepy, a single solitary,I159;Oon(e)ly,adv.only,XVII288, 307. [OE.ān-lic, adj.]SeeAnely.

Ones,Oneȝ(V),Onys(XVII),adv.once, on a single occasion,I182,II122,V212,XIIb92; formerly,V150,VIIIa202; at some (future) time or other,XVII207, 389. [OE.ānes.]

Onest,adj.trustworthy,VII48. [OFr.honeste.]

Ony,adj.any,IX85, 245,XIb300, &c.;most of ony þing, above all things, more than anything,II33;pron.any,IX326,XIb147. [OE.ǣnig, infl. byān.]SeeAni, Eny.

Onone.SeeAnon(e).

Oo,adv.ever, continually,XVb7. [OE.ā.]

Oo,Oon(e), &c.SeeOn(e), &c.

Oostré,n.inn, lodging,XVII329. [OFr.host(e)rie.]

Opan,Opon.SeeVpon.

Opyn,Open,adj.open,V2,XVII344; manifest,XIb42.Opynly,adv.manifestly,XIb52; publicly,XIb62. [OE.open,open-līce.]

Opynne,Oppen,v.to open,XVI122, 194. [OE.openian.]

Oplondysch.SeeVplondysch.

Or,conj.1or,I1, &c.;or ... or, either ... or,VIIIa244. [Reduced form of Oþer,conj.]

Or,conj.2before, ere (usually withsubj.),VIIIa79,X2,XVI154 (seeWare),adj.156, 278,XVII110 (seeBlyn), 153, 263, &c.; (postponed)XVII130; lest,XIVd11. [Seenext.]

Or,prep.before, ere,XVI224,XVII317, 481. [? OE.ǣr, pos. and compar. (once late Nth.ar) infl. by ON.ár, pos.]SeeAr(e), Er(e).

Orchard,n.garden, orchard,II66, 91, 163;Orchard-side,II134. [OE.ort-geard,orceard.]

Ordayn(e),Ordainy,v.to decree, establish, appoint, direct, arrange, contrive, fashion, &c.,II205,XVII309;Ordand,XVII119, 468;Ordeigne,XIIb216;Ordeyn(e),I55, 148,VIIIb57,XIb125, 132, &c.;Ordand,Ordanit,pa. t.X11, 34,XVI25, 226;ordaynede to, destined to,IVb54. [OFr.ordener, 3 sg.ordei(g)ne,-aine.]

Ordynal(e),-alle,n.a book setting out the order and manner of church services and ceremonies,XIb1, 183, 186. [Med.L.ordināle.]

Ordenaunse,Ordynaunce,n.ordinance, decree, law,XIa15,b100, &c.;preie oure ... ordynaunce, say the prayers we have appointed,XIb38. [OFr.ordenance.]

Ordre,Order,-yre,n.order, rank,VIIIa159,XIb20;pl.religious orders,XIa61; the (nine) orders of angels,XVII10; moderation, inholde þe ordyre of, keep the rule of, observe moderation in,IVb22. [OFr.ordre.]

Orgon,n.diaphony; singing in two parts,XIb138 (note). [OE.organ, song, from L.organum.]

Orysun,n.praying;yn orysun, at prayer,I17. [OFr.oreisoun.]

Oritore,n.oratory, chapel,V122. [OFr.oratour, infl. by prec.]

Orpedly,adv.actively,V164. [OE.orped-līce.]

Ost,Host,n.(armed) host, army,II290,X43, 45; multitude,XIIIa32. [OFr.(h)ost, army.]

Oþeȝ,Othes,n. pl.oaths,V55,XIIb44. [OE.āþ.]

Oþer(e),Other(e),-ir(e),-yre;Oder,XVII160;Ouþer,I, (i)Adj., other, another, other kinds of,I18, 258,IVb16, 45,V274,IX227,XIIb170,XVII298 (seeGarn), &c.;Othre,pl.XIIa82, 136;many oþer folde,seeFolde;othere gude, some other good (thing),IVb9;oþer mani, many other,II496;þat oþer,seeÞe;þis othir daye, the other day,XVI148. (ii)Pron. sg.another, some one (something) else, the other,I101,II324,VI89,X22 (seeAither), &c.;Oþereȝ,gen. sg.VI90;ichon other, each man to his neighbour,XVII112;non other, nothing different (from what has been said),VII42,VIIIintrod.,a173;oþer oþer,þat oþer,seenext and Þe;pl.(uninflected), others,I211,IVb67, 78,V355,VII48,X154, &c.;Othre,pl.XIIintrod.,a41;Oþren,dat. pl.III53;derrist of other, most excellent of (illogically for 'more worthy than') all others,VII39. [OE.ōþer.]SeeAnoþire, Toþer.

Oþer,Other;Auþer,V225;Ouþer,Outhire,Owthyre,IVb8, 23,IX276;adv.andconj.or,I3,II350,V39,VIIIa305, &c.;oþer oþer, or any one else,V34;oþer ... oþer, either ... or,V148;oþer ... or,I197,IVb8, 23,IX276; introducing alternative questions,VIIIb34, 35;adv.inor oþer, or else,I6;oþer ... auþer, or else,V225. [OE.ā-hwæþer,ā(w)þer;ō-hwæþer,ōwþer.]SeeOr2, Ayther, Euþer.

Oþer-while,Other-while,Oþer-wyle(VIIIb),adv.on another occasion,XVII213; at other times,II289, 297; now and again,VIIIb52;other while ... other while, sometimes ... sometimes,XIIa128. [Oþer,adj.+ While.]

Ou.SeeȜe.

Ouer(e),Our(e),prep.over,I177,V246,X84, 112, &c.; over and above,XIb150; (oftime) through,VII166 (following noun);adv.over,II578,V164, &c.;all ... ouer, all over, in all parts,VII134 (cf.next); too,I130,IVb23, 24,VI113,VII36, &c. [OE.ofer.]

Oueral,adv.everywhere,II62, 208,XIIintrod.,b184. [OE.ofer all.]

Ouercast,pp.overcast, clouded,VII107,XVII353. [OE.ofer-+ ON.kasta.]

Ouercoms,3 sg. pres.overcomes,IVa68. [OE.ofer-cuman.]

Ouergrowen,pp.overgrown,V113, 122. [OE.ofer+grōwen, pp.]

Ouerheghede,pp.raised too high,IVb5. [Ouer,adv.+ ME.heiȝenfrom Heigh.]

Ouerlaide,pp.covered over, submerged,XVII306. [OE.oferlecgan.]SeeLay.

Ouermoche,adj.andn.too much,VIIIa255,XIb219;cf.IVb23. [OE.ofer-mycel.]SeeMochel.

Ouerraght,pa. t.revised,VII69. [OE.ofer+ ?rǣcan?reccan.]

Ouersen,v.to supervise,VIIIa107. [OE.ofer-sēon.]

Ouerset,pp.overthrown, defeated,XIIIa59. [OE.ofer+settan.]

Ouertake,v.to (re)gain,V319 (note). [OE.ofer+ ON.taka.]

Ouerte,adj.open, plain to see,VI233. [OFr.overt.]

Ouerturnyt,pp.overturned,VII148. [OE.ofer+túrnian(seeTurne).]

Ought,Ouȝt,Ouhte.SeeOght, Owe.

Oune.SeeOwen.

Oure,n.hour, time,I188, 189,VI170, 191, &c.;Houre,I190,VI195. [OFr.(h)oure.]

Our(e);Our(e),Ous, &c.;Ourn.SeeOuer(e); We; Eorne.

Out(e),Owt(e),adv.out,I50,IVb3,XIb26 (seeCharité),XVI18, &c.; abroad, out of doors,VIIIb16; as exclam. of anger, dismay, &c.,XVI185, 195, 343;out(e) apon the, fie on thee,XVII229, 408. [OE.ūt,ūte.]

Outguoinge,n.ate outguoinge of, on departing from,III4. [From OE.ūt-gān.]SeeGo(n).

Ouþer,Outhire.SeeOþer(e),adj.andconj.

Outraye,v.to transgress,XIVc69 (ouȝtis adv.). [OFr.outreier.]

Oway.SeeAwai.

Owe,Owyn,Oȝe,v.to have; to have (to), be bound (to), ought,XIb6,XVi4; with mixedpers.andimpers.constr., invus oȝe, we ought,VI192; to owe,VI183;Awe,2 sg. pres.XVII171;Oghte,pa. t.possessed,XIIb48;Ouhte, ought to,VIIIb73;Auȝt, was bound to,II555. [OE.āgan, pa. t.ā̆hte.]

Owen(e),Owne,adj.own,I126,V291,VIIIb63,IX185, &c.;Oghne,XIIa4;Oȝene,IIIintrod.;Oune,XIIIa47,b18, &c.;Owhen,II163, &c.;Awen,V73, 233;Awne,XVI237,XVII74;quasi-sb.inof hire owne, of their own,IX188;haue of myn owen, have property of my own,VIIIa77. [OE.āgen.]

Owher,adv.anywhere,II17. [OE.ō-hwǣr.]

Owy;Owr(e);Owte.SeeAwai; We; Out(e).

Owth,adv.on top,X6. [? Reduction of OE.ufan,ufe-+wiþ; cf. ME.out-wiþ.]

Owthyre.SeeOþer,conj.

Oxe,n.ox,XVf5; Oxen,pl.IX253, 255. [OE.oxa.]


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