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. [Greek:  strouthion] an ostrich, from [Greek:  strouthos], a bird.

Otes, sb. pl. oats, C2, P; otys, Voc.—­AS. Aite (OET).

Oter, sb. otter, S; otyr, Voc.; otyre, HD.—­AS. otor (Voc.).

Oth, prep, and conj, up to, until; oA deg., S; a, S, NED (p. 3 c). Comb.:  a-A3/4et, until that, S.—­AS, A cubedA deg.:  OS. and Goth. und.  Cf. Un- 3.

Oth, sb. oath, MD; oA3/4, S, S2, C; ot, S; athes, pl., S; oA3/4es, S, C2, C3.—­AS. AiA deg.:  Goth, aiths; cp.  OHG. eid (Tatian).

OA deg.er, conj. either ... or, S, S2, S3, C3; ouA deg.er, S2, H, G; or, S; adv. even, S2; auA3/4er, HD.—­AS. Ai-hwA|A deg.er (A cubedhwA|A deg.er, AiwA deg.er, A cubedwA deg.er, AiuA deg.er, AiA deg.er, AiA deg.or).  See Sievers, 346.

Other, adj. second, relating to one of two, other, S, S2, G. Phr.:  day and other, continually, G.—­AS. oA deg.er:  OS. A cubedA deg.ar, andar; cp.  OHG. ander (Otfrid), Goth, anthar, Skt. antara.  For the suffix _-thar_ cf. Forther.

Other-gatis, adv. otherwise, H.

OA deg.er-luker, adv. comp. otherwise, S.—­AS. A cubedA deg.erlicor.

OA deg.er-weies, adv. in another way, otherwise, S; otherweyes, C2.

OA3/4er-while, adv. occasionally, S2, P.

Otherwyse, adv. on any other condition, C2.

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

Ou, pron. you, S, S2, PP; see 3*ou.

Ought, sb. aught, anything,.  S2, C2; awiht, eawiht, MD; oht, MD, S2; ohht, S;. ou3*t, W; o3*t, S; ouct, S; out, S; ahct, S; ahte, S.—­AS. Ai-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. Ale (Voc.).

Oule, v. to howl, ululare, Manip.