O, art. One, for a.
Sir Tristrem.

O, s. Grandson.
V. Oe.

OAM, s. Steam, vapour.

Su. G. em, im, vapour.

OAT-FOWL, s. The name of a small bird, Orkn.
Stat. Acc.

To OBFUSQUE, v. a. To darken, Fr.

OBIT, s. A particular length of slate, Ang.

To OBLEIS, OBLYSE, v. a. To bind, to oblige.
Oblist, part. pa. stipulated.
Douglas.

OBLIUE, s. Oblivion.
Douglas.

OBSERVE, s. A remark, S.
Wodrow.

OCHIERN, s. One equal in dignity with the son of a Thane.
Reg. Maj.

Gael. oge-thierna, the young lord.

OCKER, OCCRE, OKER, s.
1. Usury.
2. Interest, even when legal.
Abp. Hamiltoun.

Su. G. ockr, okr, increase, usury; Teut. oecker.

Ockerer, s. An usurer.
Reg. Maj.

Sw. ockrare, id.

OCTIANE, adj. Belonging to the ocean.
Douglas.

ODAL LANDS.
V. Udal.

ODIN. Promise of Odin, a promise of marriage, or particular sort of contract, accounted very sacred by some of the inhabitants of Orkney, the contracting parties joining hands through an orifice in the Black Stone of Odin.
Trans. S. Antiq. S.

ODOURE, s. Nastiness.
Douglas.

OE, O, Oye, s. A grandson, S.
Wallace.

Gael. ogha, id. Ir. ua, id.

O'ERBLADED, part. pa. Hard driven in pursuit.
V. Blad.
Watson.

O'ERCOME, s. The overplus, S.
Ramsay.

O'ERWORD, s. Any term frequently repeated, S.

OFFSET, s. A recommendation, S.
Ramsay.

OFTSYIS, adv. Often.

OGART, s. Pride, arrogance.
Wallace.

Sw. hogfard, Alem. hohfart, pride.

OGERTFUL, OGERTFOW, UGERTFOW, adj.
1. Nice, squeamish, S. B.
Journal Lond.
2. Affecting delicacy of taste, S. B.
Beattie.

A. S. oga, Isl. uggir, fear, horror.

OHON, interj. Alas, S.

Gael.

OYE, s. Grandson.
V. Oe.

OIL of HAZEL, a sound drubbing, S.

OYL-DOLIE, s. Oil of olives.

Fr. huile d'olive.

Chron. S. P.

To OYNT, OYHNT, v. a. To anoint.
Wyntown.

OYSE, OYCE, s. Inlet of the sea.
Brand.

Isl. oes, Su. G. os, ostium fluminis.

To OYSS, v. a. To use.
Wallace.

Oyss, Oys, s.
1. Custom.
Wyntown.
2. Manner of life.
Wallace.

OIST, s. Army, Fr. ost.
Douglas.

OIST, s. A sacrifice, Lat. host-ia.
Doug.

OLDER, conj. Either.
V. Othir.
Crosraguel.

OLY, OLY-PRANCE, s. Jollity.
Peblis Play.

OLYE, OYHLÉ, OULIE, ULYE, s. Oil; S. B. ulie.
Douglas.

Belg. olie, Fr. huile, id.

OLIGHT, OLITE, adj. Nimble, active, S. B.
Kelly.

Su. G. oflaett, too light; fleet.

OLIPHANT, s. An elephant.
K. Quair.

Teut. olefant, O. Fr. oliphant, id.

OMAST, adj. Uppermost.
V. Umast.
Wallace.

OMNE-GATHERUM, s. A miscellaneous collection, a medley, S.
Leg. St Androis.

ON, in composition, a negative particle, S. B.

Germ. ohn, id.

Abp. Hamiltoun.

ONANE, ON-ANE, ONON, adv.
1. One in addition.
Douglas.
2. Forthwith.
Barbour.

A. S. on-an, in unum, continuo.

ON-BEAST, UNBEIST, VNBEASTE, s.
1. A monster.
Sir Eglamour.
2. Any wild or ravenous creature, S. B.
Z. Boyd.
3. The toothach, S. B.
4. A noxious member of human society, Ang.

ON BREDE, adv.
1. Wide open.
Douglas.
2. Extensively.
Douglas.

A. S. on, in, and braed, latitudo.

ONCOME, s. A fall of rain or snow, S.

ONCOST, s.
1. Expence before profit, Loth.
2. Extra expence, Fife.

ONDANTIT, part. pa. Untamed.
Complaynt S.

ONDING, s. A fall of rain or snow, but especially of the latter, S. B.
V. Ding on.

ONEITH, adj. Uneasy.
V. Uneith.

ONESCHEWABIL, adj. Unavoidable.
Douglas.

ONFALL, s. A fall of rain or snow, S.

ONFALL, s. A disease which attacks without any apparent cause.

Germ. unfall, casus extraordinarius, sed fatalis.

ONFEIRIE, adj. Infirm.
V. Unfery.

ONGOINGS, s. pl. Procedure, S. ongains, S. B.

ONY, adj. Any, S.
Wyntown.

ONKEND, part. adj. Not known.
Knox.

ONMAUEN, part. adj. Unmown.
Complaynt S.

ONSTEAD, s. The building on a farm, S. A.
Pennecuik.

A. S. on, and sted, locus.

To ONTER, v. n. To rear, used of horses.
Pitscottie.

ON-WAITER, s. One who waits patiently.
Rutherford.

ONWAITING, s.
1. Attendance, S.
Wodrow.
2. Patient expectation of what is delayed.
Rutherford.

To ONTRAY, v. a. To betray.
Sir Gawan.

On and Fr. trah-ir, to betray.

ONWALOWYD, part. pa. Unfaded.
Wyntown.

OO, s. Wool, S.
Aw ae oo, S. all to the same purpose.

OON, UNE, s. An oven, S.
Gordon.

Moes. G. auhn, S. G. ugn, id.

OON EGG, s. An addle egg, S. O.

Sw. wind-egg, id.

Mary Stewart.

To OOP, OUP, WUP, v. a. To bind with a thread or cord, S.
Gl. Sibb.

Moes. G. waib-jan, Su. G. wef-wa, to surround.

OORIE, OURIE, OWRIE, adj.
1. Chill, bleak, S.
2. Having the sensation of cold, S. Ourlach, id. Buchan.
Burns.
3. Having the hair on end, S. A.
Gl. Sibb.

Isl. ur rain, Su. G. stormy weather.

Ooriness, s. Tendency to shivering, S.

OPINIOUN, s. Party, faction.
Bellend.

L. B. opinio, id.

To OPPONE, v. a. To oppose, Lat. oppon-ere.
Knox.

To OPTENE, v. a. To obtain.
Douglas.

OR, adv.
1. Before, ere, S.
Barbour.
Or thys, before this time.
Douglas.
Or than, before that time.
Id.
2. Rather than, S.
Barbour.

The same with ar, before.

OR, conj.
1. Lest.
Wallace.
2. Than.
Douglas.

ORAGIUS, adj. Tempestuous.
Burel.

Fr. orageux, id.

ORATOUR, s. Ambassador.
Bellend.

ORATOURE, ORATORY, s. An oracle.
Douglas.

ORCHLE, s. A porch, Mearns.

Germ. erker, projectura aedificii.

ORD, s. A steep hill or mountain.

Gael. ard, a hill; Isl. urd, montes impervii.

ORE, s. Grace, favour.
Sir Tristrem.

Isl. oor, aur, largus, munificus; aur oc blidr, largus et affabilis, Verel.

ORERE, OURERE, interj. Avaunt.

Fr. arriere, aloof.

Houlate.

ORETOWTING, part. pr. Muttering.

Teut. oor-tuyt-en, susurrare.

Burel.

ORFEVERIE, ORPHRAY, s. Work in gold, Fr.
K. Quair.

ORISON, s. An oration.
Bellend.

Fr. oraison, id.

ORLEGE, ORLAGER, ORLIGER, s.
1. A clock, a dial.

Fr. horloge, Lat. horolog-ium, id.

2. Metaph. applied to the cock.
Doug.
3. Denoting strict adherence to the rules of an art.
Douglas.
4. The dial-plate of a church or town-clock. S.

ORLANG, s. A complete year, Ang.

Su. G. aar, or, annus, and lange, diu.

ORNTREN, s. The repast taken between dinner and supper, Galloway.

A. S. ondern, breakfast; also dinner.

To ORP, v. n. To fret, or chide habitually, S.
Ramsay.

Orpit, part. adj.
1. Proud.
Douglas.
2. Fretful, habitually chiding, S.
Bp. Galloway.

ORPHANY, s. Painters gold.

Fr. oripeau, id.

Pal. of Hon.

ORPHELING, s. An orphan.

Fr. orphelin, id.

Knox.

ORPHIR, s. Embroidery.

Fr. orfrais, id.

Burel.

ORPIE, ORPIE-LEAF, s. Orpine, S.

ORROW, ORA, adj.
1. Not matched, S.
2. What may be viewed as an overplus, S.
Ramsay.
3. Not appropriated.
Shirrefs.
4. Not engaged, S.
5. Occasional, accidental, S.

Su. G. urwal, rejectanea; urfiall, lacinia agri separata.

Orrows, s. pl. Things that are supernumerary, S.; orels, Ang.

Perh. q. over alls.

To ORT, v. a.
1. To throw aside provender, S.
2. To crumble, S. B.
3. Denoting rejection in whatever sense, S. O.

Ir. orda, a fragment.

OSAN, s. Hosannah.
Poems 16th Cent.

OSNABURGHS, s. pl. Coarse linen cloth manufactured in Angus, from its resemblance to that made at Osnaburgh in Germany, S.
Stat. Acc.

OSZIL, OSILL, s. The ring-ousel, S. A.

A. S. osle, the blackbird.

Compl. S.

OSTYNG, s. Encampment.
Wallace.

OSTLEIR, OSTLER, s. An innkeeper.
V. Hostillare.
Dunbar.

OSTRYE, OSTRÉ, s. An inn.
Wallace.

Ital. hostaria, Fr. hostelerie, id.

OTHEM UPOTHEM, cold flummery, used instead of milk, with boiled flummery, Aberd.; q. of them, as well as upon them.

OTHIR, OTHIRE, ODYR, adj.
1. Other.
Wyntown.
2. The second, also tothir.
Wyntown.
3. Each other, S.
Wyntown.

OTHIR, OWTHYR, conj. Either, S.

Isl. audr, Germ. oder, id.

Bellend.

Othir, adv. Besides.
Douglas.

Othirane, conj. Either, etherane, etherins, S.
Wallace.

OTTER-PIKE, s. The common weever.
Sibbald.

OUER, OUIR, OVIR, adj.
1. Upper, uvir, S. B.
Douglas.
2. Superior, as to power. The uvir hand, the upper hand, S. B.

Su. G. oefwerhand, id.

Wyntown.

Ouerance, s. Superiority.
Abp. Hamiltoun.

OUER, prep. Over.
V. Our.

OUER ANE, adv. In common.
Al ouer ane, all together.
Douglas.

To OVERBY, v. a. To procure indemnity from justice by money.
Priests Peblis.

To OURFLETE, v. n. To overflow.

Teut. over-fleit-en, superfluere.

Doug.

OUERFRETT, part. pa. Embroidered.

A. S. fraet-wan, ornare.

Douglas.

OUERHEDE, adv. Without distinction, S.
ourhead, in the gross.
Douglas.

Su. G. oefwer hufud, id.

To OUERHEILD, v. a. To cover over.
V. Heild.
Douglas.

To OUERHIP, v. a. To skip over.
V. Hip, v.
Douglas.

OVERLY, adj. Careless, superficial, S.

A. S. overlice, negligenter.

OUERLYAR, s. One who oppresses others, by taking free quarters.
Acts Ja. II.

OUERLOFT, s. The upper-deck of a ship.
Douglas.

OUERMEST, adj. The highest.
Doug.

OVER-RAGGIT, part. pa. Overhaled.
Priests Peblis.

Dan. over and rag-er, to stir.

OUER-RAUCHT, pret. Overtook.
Douglas.

To OUER-REIK, v. a. To reach over.
Douglas.

To OUERSET, v. a.
1. To overcome.
Douglas.
2. To overpower, S.
Douglas.

A. S. ofer-swith-an, praevalere.

To OUERSYLE.
V. Oursyle.

OVERSMAN, OUREMAN, s.
1. A supreme ruler.
Wyntown.
2. An arbiter.
Wallace.
3. A third arbiter, S.
Acts Ja. I.

Teut. over-man, a praefect.

OUERSWAK, s. The reflux of the waves.
V. Swak.
Douglas.

OUER THWERT.
V. Ourthort.

OUER-VOLUIT, part. pa. Laid aside.
Douglas.

OUGHTLINS, adv. In the least degree, S.
Ramsay.

OUGSUM, adj. Horrible.
V. Ugsum.

OULIE, s. Oil.
V. Olye.

OULK, OWLK, s. A week; S. B. ouk.

A. S. uca, wuca, id.

Bellenden.

OULTRAIGE, s. An outrage.

O. Fr. oultrage, id.

Complaynt S.

OUR, OURE, OUER, OWRE, prep.
1. Over, beyond, &c., S.
Barbour.
2. Denoting excess, S. Sometimes used as a s.

OURBELD, part. pa. Covered over.
V. Beld.
Houlate.

To OURCOME, v. n. To recover, S.
Dunbar.

OURCOME, O'ERCOME, s. Overplus, S.
Ramsay.

OURE-MAN, s.
V. Ouersman.

To OURGAE, OURGANG, v. a.
1. To overrun, S.
2. To exceed, to surpass, S.
Ramsay.
3. To master, S.
Many.
4. v. n. To elapse.
The ourgane year, the past year, S.

A. S. ofer-gan, excedere.

To OURHARL, v. a. To overcome.
Maitland Poems.

To OURHYE, v. a. To overtake.
Wallace.

A. S. ofer and hig-an, to make haste.

OURIE, adj. Chill.
V. Oorie.

OURLAY, OWRELAY, s. A cravat, S.
Ramsay.

OURLORD, OURE-LARD, s. A superior.
Wallace.

OURLOUP, OURLOP, s. An occasional trespass of cattle.
L. Hailes.

A. S. ofer-leop-an, transire.

OURNOWNE, s. Afternoon.
Wallace.

A. S. ofer non, id.

OUR QUHARE, adv.
V. Quhare.

OURRAD. L. Our rad. Too hasty.
Wallace.

A. S. ofer, nimis, and hraed, celer.

OUR-RYCHT, OURYCHT, adv. Awry.
Dunbar.

Q. beyond what is right, Fland. over-recht, praeter rectum.

To OURRID, v. a. To traverse.
Barbour.

A. S. ofer-ryd-an, equo aut curru transire.

To OURSYLE, OUERSYLE, OVERSILE, v. a.
1. To cover, to conceal.
V. Sile.
Hudson.
2. Also rendered, to beguile.

OURTANE, part. pa.
1. Overtaken, S.
2. Overtaken by justice, brought to trial.
Barbour.

OURTHORT, OUERTHWERT, OUERTHORTOURE, prep. Athwart; athort, S. ourter, Dumfr.
Wallace.

Sw. twert oefwer, id. inverted.

OURTILL, prep. Above, beyond.
Dunbar.

To OUR-TYRVE, OWR-TYRWE, v. a. To turn upside down.
Wyntown.

Isl. tyrv-a, to overwhelm.

To OURWEILL, v. a. To exceed.
Evergreen.

A. S. ofer-well-an, superfluere.

OURWORD, OWERWORD, s.
1. Any word frequently repeated, S.
Burns.
2. The burden of a song.
Dunbar.

OUSEN, OWSEN, pl. Oxen, S.
Burns.

Moes. G. auhsne, id. auhs, bos.

Ousen milk, sowens, or flummery not boiled; used instead of milk, Dumfr.

OUT, OWT, adv. Completely.
Wyntown.

To OUT, v. a. To expend; or, to find vent for.
Rutherford.

Outing, s. A vent for commodities.
Id.

To OUT, v. n. To issue.
Barbour.

OUT-ABOUT, adv. Out of doors, S.
Ross.

OUT-BY, adv.
1. Abroad, without, S.
2. Out from, at some distance, S.
Ross.

A. S. ut, ex, extra, and by, juxta.

To OUT-BRADE, v. a. To draw out.

To Outbrade, v. n. To start out.
V. Brade.

OUTBREAKING, s.
1. Eruption on the skin, S.
2. An open transgression of the law of God, S.
Rutherford.

To OUTBULLER, v. n. To gush out with a gurgling noise, S.
Douglas.

OUTCAST, s. A quarrel, S.
Rutherford.

OUTCOME, OUTCUM, s.
1. Egress.
Barbour.
2. Termination, S.
R. Galloway.
3. Increase, product, S.

Belg. uytkomen, to come out.

4. That season in which the day begins to lengthen.

Watson.

OUTFALL, s. A contention, S.
Pennant.

Sw. utfall, a hostile excursion.

OUTFIELD, adj. and s. Arable land, which is not manured, but constantly cropped.
Statist. Acc.

OUTFORNE, pret. v. Caused to come forth.
Montgomerie.

A. S. utfore, egressus est.

OUTGAIT, OUTGATE, s.
1. A way for egress.
Douglas.
2. Escape from hardship of any kind.
R. Bruce.

OUTGANE, part. pa. Elapsed, S.
Acts Ja. I.

OUT-HAUAR, s. One who carries or exports goods from a country.
Acts Ja. I.

OUTHIR, conj. Either.
V. Othir.

OUTHORNE, s.
1. The horn blown for summoning the lieges to attend the king in feir of were.
Acts Ja. II.
2. The horn blown to summon the lieges to assist in pursuing a fugitive.
Acts Ja. I.
3. The horn of a sentinel.
Maitland P.

OUTHOUSE, s. An office-house, S.

Sw. uthus, id.

OUTLAY, s. Expenditure, S.
Stat. Acc.

Sw. utlagg-a, to expend.

OUTLAK, prep. Except.
K. Hart.

Out and lack, to want.

OUT-LAIK, OUT-LACK, s. The superabundant quantity in weight or measure.
Gl. Sibb.

OUTLER, adj. Not housed, S.
Burns.

Outler, s. A beast that lies without, S.
Gl. Sibb.

OUTLY, s. Applied to money which lies out of the hands of the owner, S.

OUTLY, adv. Fully, S. B.
Ross.

OUTLYER, OUTLAIR, s. A stone not taken from a quarry, but lying out in the field, S.

OUT-THE-GAIT, adj. Honest; q. one who keeps the straight road, S.

OUT-OUR, OUT-OWRE, adv.
1. Over, S.
Barbour.
2. Out from any place, S.

OUTOUTH, prep.
V. Outwith.

OUTQUENT, part. pa. Extinguished.
V. Quent.
Douglas.

OUT-RAKE, s.
1. Expedition.
V. Raik.
2. An extensive walk for sheep or cattle, S.
Gl. Sibb.

OUTRANCE, s. Extremity.
Maitland P.

Fr. oultrance, id.

To OUT-RED, v. a.
1. To extricate, S.
2. To finish any business, S. B.
3. To clear off debt.
Mellvill's MS.

Isl. utrett-a, perficere negotium.

Outred, s.
1. Rubbish, S.
2. Clearance, finishing, S. B.
Ross.

OUTREYNG, s. Extremity.
Barbour.

Fr. outrer, to carry things to extremity.

OUTSCHETT, part. pa. Excluded.
Palice Honour.

A. S. ut out, and scytt-an, obserare.

OUTSET, s.
1. Commencement, S.
2. The publication of a book, S.

OUTSHOT, s. A projection, S.

Sw. utskiutande, id. skiut-a ut, to project, Belg. uytschiet-en, id.

OUTSIGHT, s. Goods, or utensils out of doors, S.
Erskine.

OUTSPECKLE, s. A laughing-stock.
Minstrelsy Border.

OUTSPOKEN, adj. Given to freedom of speech, S.

OUTSTRIKING, s. An eruption, S.

OUTSUCKEN, s.
1. The freedom of a tenant from bondage to a mill, S.
Erskine.
2. Duties payable by those who are not astricted to a mill, S.
Id.

Outsucken, adj. Used in the same sense, S.
V. Sucken.
Id.

OUT TAK, OWTAKYN, OWTANE, prep.
1. Except.
Douglas.

Tane or taken out.

2. Besides, in addition.
Barbour.

OUTTERIT, pret. Ran out of the course.

Fr. oultrer, to run through.

Lyndsay.

OUTWAILE, OUTWYLE, s. Refuse, S.

Isl. utvel-ia, eligere.

Henrysone.

To OUTWAIR, v. a. To expend.
V. Ware.
Arbuthnot.

OUTWITH, OWTOUTH, WTOUTH, prep.
1. Without, on the outer side.
Bellenden.
2. Outwards, out from.
Barbour.
3. Separate from.
R. Bruce.

Sw. utot, outwards; A. S. oth, versus; frequently used in composition.

Outwith, adv.
1. Abroad, S.
Ross.
2. Outwards.
Barbour.

OUZEL, OUSEL, s. The Sacrament of the Supper, Peebles.

E. housel, A. S. husl, the sacrifice of the Mass; Isl. husl, oblatio.

OWE, prep. Above.
Barbour.

A. S. ufa, Isl. ofa, supra.

To OWERWEIL, v. a.
V. Ourweill.

OWKLY, adj. Weekly, S.
V. Oulk.
Macneill.

To OWRE-HALE, v. a. To overlook.
Montgomerie.

Sw. oejwerhael-ja, to cover.

OWRESKALIT, part. pa. Overspread.
V. Skale.
Dunbar.

OWREHIP, s. A blow with the hammer brought over the arm, S. O.
Burns.

OWRIE, adj. Chill.
V. Oorie.

To OWRN, v. a. To adorn.
Wyntown.

Fr. orn-er, id.

OWT, adj. Exterior.
Wyntown.

A. S. yte, exterus.

OWTH, prep. Above, over.
Wyntown.

OWTING, s. An expedition.
Barbour.

OXEE, OX-EYE, s. The Tit-mouse, S.
Complaynt S.

OXGATE, OXENGATE, s. An ox-gang of land.
Skene.

From ox and gate, iter.

OXPENNY, s. A tax in Shetl.
Stat. Acc.

OXTAR, OXTER, s.
1. The armpit, S.
Bellenden.
2. Used in a looser sense for the arm, S.

A. S. oxtan, Teut. oxtel, id.

Dunbar.

OZELLY, adj. Swarthy, resembling an ousel, Loth.