A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

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); ofrau3*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-sA(C)on.

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-slo3*en, pl., S; of-sla3*en, pp., S; of-slA|3*en, S; of-sla3*e, S.—­AS. of-slA(C)an.

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.:  oftesiA deg.en, oftentimes, SD; ofte siA deg.e, 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.  Gk. [Greek:  upatos], superl. of [Greek:  uper]; see Sievers, 25.

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