A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language - Part 93
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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

Ofthink, _v. a._ used impersonally == to repent of. 'hem of-thou?te here prute.' RG. 163. AS. of-incan

---- _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. x.x.xix. 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._ c.o.k. 90