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GLOSSARIAL INDEX, AND IXDEX OF NAMES. 415
nevve time (Anew), of late times,
recently, 2716 ;
new time, 1460.
Here o = of ; cf. of neiue, anew,
in Cliaucer.
Obedience, s. obedience, 1965 ;
(Service obidiens), obedience of
service, 1937.
Obevi, V. obey, 3983 ; Obey, imp. s.
2837; Obien (for Ohe'ien), pr. pi.
5671.
Obesclie (Obey), v. obey, 2416
Ohescheu, pr.pl. 1937 ;
Obeschen
(Oheysshyug), pr.pl. 2694; Obescbid
(Obeyd), pt. a. made obeisance
to, 1620.
Obeyaunce, obedience, 5106.
Obeyssiant, obedient, p. 279, 1. 10.
0-hofe, prep, above, 4912.
Obrede (Of brede), in breadth, of
breadth, 2898.
Occident, s. west, 1045.
Occyan, s. ocean, 6503 ; Occiane,
2328.
Ocrp}', ger. to use, perform, 1478 ;
(Occupy in), to be employed
about, 1478.
Odd, adj. distinguished, illustrious,
2121; special, privy, 4750;
(Odde), 2631 ; Od, adj. odd, notable,
excellent, 94 ; Odde, notable,
27.
Oddest, ad), siiperl. most famous.
2008, 3579 ; Oddist, 189 ; Oddiste',
1751.
Odiy, adv. curiously, excellently,
275.
Odinen, pi. chieftains, lit. odd (excellent)
men, 3783.
Of, prep, of, 4, 6, &c. ; by, 73, 619,
1106, 3122, 3205, 3621, 3635;
from, 210, 1045, 4227, 4844 ; out
of, 1410, 3920; Of lyfe, out of
life, 716; Of f^e werd, out of the
world, 2164; with, 56, 1390; for,
1041, 2576 ; because of, 1040 ; at,
302, 456 ; as regards, 307 ;
at the
hands of, by, 739*.
Of, off, 3151, 5035, 774*.
Of {for poi), in Dubl. MS., 862.
O-ferrom, adv. on far, at a distance,
397.
Off, adv. of, from, 599.
Offire (Offre), ger. to offer, 2177 ; to
sacrifice, 1478 ;
Oflirs, pr. s. offers
sacrifice to, 3658 ;
(Offers), sacrifices,
1073 ;
Offirre, 2 pr.pl. offer,
4468 ; Offird.pi. s. sacrificed, 1651.
Offyrings, pi. offerings, 164.
(Of-lofte), aloft, 791*.
(Of-ragtlie), lit. attained, pp. of
ofrecheii (but a corrupt reading),
i040.
Oft, adv. often, 106, 145, 667 ; Ofte,
1852.
Oire (wrongly in MS. for Oure), our,
2162.
Olaathcre, Lat. Alegthor, 5493.
(Old), old, 741.
Oleues, pi. olive-trees, 4972.
Olifant, s. elephant, 3922 ;
Olifantis,
pi. 3630; Olifants, 3680, 5136,
5293; 01ifauntis,3621. See Olyfauntes.
Olimpadas (Olimphades), 1840, 2008.
See Olympadas.
OUe, V. Olle on, to triumph over,
;
scorn, contemn, 1861. From A. S.
oil, scorn, contumely, only used
in the phr. mid olle, which occurs
twice ; see Wulfstan's Sermons,
ed. Napier, p. 164, 1. 19, and
^Ifric's Homilies, ii. 166, 1. 15.
Oloft, adv. aloft, 4889 ; 0-loft (Onlofte),
858.
Olyfauntes, pi. elephants, 3593
Olyfants, 3601. See Olifant.
Olympadas, Olympias, 223, 310,
572 ;
(Olympades), 824 ;
(Olimphades),
879. See Olimpadas.
0-lyue, alive, 3899, 4310 ;
(On lyue),
in life, alive, 1331, 2253; Olyfe,
814. For on lyue; see below.
O-lyue, out of life, 1304 ;
(Of lyfe),
1228. YoToflyiie; see above.
O-mys, adv. amiss, 4326.
On, prep, upon, on, 3, 83, 133 ;
uyon,
678; in, 13, 230, 341, 666, 1114,
3790; into, in, 4177, 4179-,. if,
442 ;
at, 214, 3218 ; upon, over,
3153; Him on, against him, .3783;
On first, in the first place, 438 ; On
hand, in hand, 713 ;
On lawe, a-
low, low down, 728 ;
On loft, on
high, 221 ; On loude (On lowde),
adv. aloud, 834 ; On lyve, alive,
966.
On, adj. one (man), 2346 ; a, 851 ;
(On), an, 964.