Bibliotheca Eliotæ Eliotis librarie.

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Bibliotheca Eliotæ Eliotis librarie.
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Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546.
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M.D.XLII [1542]
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¶O ANTE B.

OB for at, Ob rem, for my profytte. Oboculos, before myne eyes.

Ob tacendum, for ut taceat, that he shoulde not telle.

Obaeratus, bounden by ernest money.

Obacero, are, to lette a man that he can not tel out his tale.

Obambulo, are, to walke agaynst an other, al∣so to walke togyther, or with an nother.

Obacerbo, are, to make one angry.

Obaresco, scere, to drye all aboute.

Obaro, are, to eae aboute.

Obaudio, ire, to here hardly, or vnwyllyngely. sometyme to obey.

Obba, a bottell.

Obbibo, bere, to drynke all out.

Obcaeco, care, to blynde.

Obcaecare fossas, to couer dyches.

Obdo, dere, to thruste agayne, or put to.

Obdormio, ire, to slepe faste or soundly.

Obdormire crapulam, to slepe vntylle he be eftsones sobre.

Obduco, xi, cere, to lay ouer, or couer a thing, sometyme to vncouer or open also to brynge agaynst or ouerthwart a place.

Obducere cicatricem, to couer a wounde with skynne.

Obducere callum dolori, to cause one to su∣steyne or suffre peyne or griefe

Obdulcesco, scere, to be swete about.

Obdureo, rui, ere, & obduresco, scere, to be harde.

Obduro, are, to make harde.

Obedio, dire, to obey.

Obediens dicto, he whyche dothe that he is commaunded to doo.

Obedientia, obedyence.

Obedienter, obedyently.

Obedo, obedere, to consume or eate al about.

Obeliscus, a great stoone, square lyke a butte. waxynge smaller and smaller, vntylle the toppe, of a great heyghte, made playne by a warkeman. There were of theym dyuerse in Rome.

Obelus, a spytte or brooche, alsoo a longe stryke in wrytynge lyke a spytte, for a note or dyuersytie.

Obeo, iui, ire, to go to, to goo aboute, to be at hande, to mete with one, to dye, to do.

Obire mortem, obire diem, to dye.

Obire uadimonium, to go to be suretie.

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Obire le gationem, to go in ambassade.

Obire prouinciam, to exercyse auctoritie.

Obire bellū, to go to battayl, to make warre.

Obire haereditatē, to take possession of lan∣des, wherin a mā hath a state of inheritāce.

Obire coenam cum aliquo, to go to banket∣tes with one hyther and thyther.

Obire oculis, to loke here and therabout.

Obire pedibus regiones, to go into dyuerse countrayes on foote.

Obedibo, was in the olde tyme vsed for obe∣diam, I shall obey.

Obequito, tare, to ryde aboute.

Oberro, are, to wander aboute.

Obesco, care, to feede fatte.

Obesitas, fatnesse.

Obesus, a, um, in Virgile is fatte, in Neuio it sygnifyeth leane or lyttell, it is mooste com∣monly taken for fatte in the bodye.

Obex, bicis, an obiecte or lette.

Obfirmare animum, to be stubborne or ob∣stynate.

Obfirmatus, stubborne or obstinate.

Obfirmatè, obstinately.

Obgannio, & oggannio, ire, to whyster in one eare. Also to tell a thynge often.

Obherbesco, scere, to growe vppe as her∣bes doone.

Obiaceo, cui, cere, to lye aboute.

Obiectaculum, that whych is sette or throwen before one to make hym afrayde, or to let him that he shall not passe.

Obiecto, rare, to obiect or often impute, or lay to ones charge. also to caste out.

Corpora bello obiectant, They putte theyr bodyes in the daunger of warre.

Obiectum, any thynge that is before a mans eyen, and may be sene.

Obiectus, ta, tum, throwen or layde agaynst.

Obiectus, tus, the layeng or settynge of a thing before ones eyes.

Obijcio, ieci, ijcere, to lay or throwe agaynste, or to lay before one, to lay to ones charge.

Obijcere mentē alicuius, to put into a mans head, or to brynge one in a fantasy.

Obijcere moram, to make one to tary.

Obijcere praeuaricationem, to laye a mattier to ones charge.

Obijcere relligionem, to make one to be seru pulouse.

Obijcere solicitudinem, to make one careful or pensyfe.

Obijcere spem, to put one in hope.

Obijcere terrorem, to make one aferde.

Obigitare, to stere or moue before.

Obinunt, they dye.

Obiratus, ta, tum, very angry.

Obiter, by the way, incidently, besyde the pur∣pose, in the meane tyme, precisely.

Obitus, ta, tum, the acte or conclusyon.

Obitus, tus, the dyeng or decesse of a man▪ som∣tyme the commynge of one. The ancient wri∣ters toke obitum for the accesse of one.

Obiurgo, are, to chyde or rebuke.

Obiurgatoriae literae, letters of rebuke.

Obiurgatio, chydynge, rebukynge.

Obiuro, rare, to bynde by an othe.

Obiurgator, & obiurgatrix, he or she that chi∣deth or rebuketh.

Oblaedo, laesi, dere, to hurt soore.

Oblatio, offrynge. also an ayde or subsidy.

Oblatus, ta, tum, offred.

Oblatro, trare, to barke agaynst one.

Oblatrator, he that barketh or maketh excla∣mation agaynst one.

Oblecto, are, & oblector, ari, to delyte. to take pleasure in a thynge.

Oblectatio, oblectamen, & oblectam entum, recreation.

Oblicio, to take recreation or pleasure.

Oblido, dere, to hurte.

Obligo, are, to bynde.

Obligare se furti, to commyt felony, somtime to confesse felony.

Obligare aliquem sceleri, to charge oones conscience.

Obligare scelere. Cicero pro domo sua. Po∣pulum{que} scelere obligasses, Thou haddest made the Romayns partners of thy mysche∣uouse acte.

Obligare nexu. Cicero pro Murena. Is pe∣riculum iudicij praestare debet qui se nexu obligauerit, He that ioyneth hym selfe with an other in any bonde, muste abyde the ieo∣perdy of the iudgement or condemnation.

Obligare sacramento, to charge oone with an othe.

Obligari periculo iusiurandi, to be charged with an othe.

Obligari sponsione, to be tyed by his pro∣myse or couenant.

Obligatio, an obligation or bonde.

Obligurio, ire, to eate delycate meates gredyly or rauenouselye, and to consume goodes in feastynge and bankettynge.

Obliquitas, crokydnesse.

Obliquus, a, um, contrary to straight, croked.

Oblique perstringere, to taunte or checke.

Oblimo, are, to couer with mudde or soft clay, sometyme to stoppe or daube.

Oblimare rem, to spende his goodes.

Oblino, ere, to imbrue or make foule.

Obliteratus, ta, tum, scraped out, or blotted.

Oblitero, are, to scrape out or putte out of re∣membraunce.

Obliteratio, a scraping or blottīg out of a word

Oblitescere, to be hydde.

Oblitus, ta, tum, forgotten.

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Oblitus, imbrued, defyled.

Obliuiosus, a, um, forgetfull.

Obliuiscor, sceri, sci, to forgette.

Obliuioni dare, idem.

Obliuium, forgetfulnesse.

Obliuio, onis, idem.

Oblocare, for locare.

Oblocutio, yil reporte.

Oblocuuio, are, olde wryters vsed for Mente errare, to be in an yll opinion, to erre.

Oblongum, longe.

Obloquor, eris, qui, to speake agaynste or con∣trarye, to reporte ylle, to curse.

Obloquutor, an yll reporter or detracter.

Oblucinass, to haue erred.

Oblucinior, are, to erre.

Obluctari, to wrastle or stryue agaynste.

Obludere, to play with one.

Obmanens, abydynge longe.

Obmoliri, to sette some thynge with great la∣bour, agaynst the place wherby one muste ne∣des passe.

Obmordeo, ere, to byte.

Obmoueto, moue or put to.

Obmutesco, as we commonly saye, I hold my peace, I speake not, I holde my tunge.

Obnato, tare, to swymme agaynste.

Obnecto, to knytte faste.

Obnexio, a faste knyttynge.

Obnexus, a, um, faste knytte.

Obniger, gri, very blacke.

Obnitor, teris, ti, to resyste.

Obnixè, an aduerbe sygnifyenge with all his myght or power, or fyrmely.

Obnixus opibus, he that kepeth hym selfe strongly for his rychesse.

Obnoxius, a, um, bounden, subiecte, apte, in daunger. somtyme it sygnifieth gylty or fau∣tye. Sum tibi obnoxius, I am bounden vnto the. Obnoxius morbis, subiecte to syckenes. Periculis obnoxius, subiecte to perylles. &c. Minari interdum ferro, nisi sibi obnoxia fo∣ret, And thretened her sommetyme with his weapon; yf she wolde not be obedyent to his requestes. Obnoxium feris, Caste oute to wylde beastes.

Obnoxiè, fearefully, lyke a subiect or slaue.

Obnoxium ingenium, a dyshonest wytte.

Obnoxia curae arua, fyeldes necessary to be thought on, or to be prouyded for.

Obnoxia munera & officia, amonge the an∣cient wryters were taken for theym for offy∣ces, the mynistration of the whiche was vile and dyshonest, whyche also mynyshed lyberty or nobylitie of byrthe.

Obnoxius gratiae iudex, the iuge whych re∣gardeth fauour or pleasyng of the one parte.

Obnoxia corpora, bodyes dyseasyd or not in helthe.

Obnubo, bere, to hyde.

Obnubilo, are, to make darke.

Obnubilus, a, um, clowdy or darke.

Obnuere, to couer the head or body.

Obnuntiare, to deny, to resyst agaynst a thing purposed.

Obnuntiatio, was a declaration of the dyuy∣nours callyd Augures, to the chiefe officers of Rome that any thynge shulde not be enter prysed or done that was purposed, by reason of certayne sygnes or tokens, whych the said dyuynours perceyued by the flyght or voyce of byrdes, whyche was contrarye vnto the purpose that they went aboute.

Oboleo, lêre, to stynke.

Obolus, a wayght contaynynge thre Siliquas, or crettes, and is halfe a scruple. It was al∣soo a coyne of syluer, but that varyed accor∣dynge to the countraye where they were cur∣raun as Obolus, Atticus, Romanus, He∣brai••••.

Obori oboriri, to begynne to spryng or come forth

Obradrasi, dere, to shaue agaynst the heare.

Obortus, a, um, begunne or sprong. as Rumor obortus, tydynges spronge.

Ob rem, for the purpose.

Obrepo, pere, to come priuylye or steale in, to come vnwares or vnloked for▪ sometyme to deceyue one.

Obrepere ad honores, to comme or attayne to honour by crafty dissimulation.

Obreptio, the gettyng or obteynyng of a thing in fourme aforesayde.

Obreptitiae literae, letters obteyned by the said meanes.

Obreptare for frequenter obripere.

Obrideo, dere, to laugh agaynst one.

Obrideo, si, dere, to laughe at one, or to mocke one.

Obrigeo, gui, gere, & obrigesco, scere, to be or waxe styffe for colde.

Obrion, one of the yles callyd fortunate.

Obryzum, pure or fyne golde.

Obripio, ripui, ripere, is in hydyng som thinge whiche shulde be spoken, to atteyn the thyng that we desyre.

Obrisio, a mocks.

Obrodo, rosi, dere, to gnawe aboute.

Obrogo, are, to checke or interrupte a manne in his speche.

Obrogare legem, to derogate one lawe by an nother.

Obrumpere for rumpere.

Obruo, ere, to ouerthrowe, to couer a thynge in castynge an other thynge ouer it.

Obruere sale, to keuer with salte, or to poulder.

Obruere uoluptatibus dolorē, to put awaye

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sorowe with hauntynge moche pleasure and pastyme.

Obrui aere alieno, to owe very moche or be in great dette.

Obruere memoriam alicuius, to putte one cleane out of remembraunce.

Obrui magnitudine negotij, to be ouerchar∣ged with the importaunce of the assayre or busynesse.

Obruit eum obliuione uaetustas, ye it is soo longe time passed that it was, that it is clene out of his remembrance.

Obliuione obruere facta sua, to cause his actes to be forgotten.

〈◊〉〈◊〉 risu testem, to make the wytnesse to be so laughed at, that he darste not speake any more.

Obruitur uulgi sermo hominum interitus, The speeche 〈◊〉〈◊〉 people is loste whan menne be deade.

Obrutus, ta, tum, ouerthrowen, couered, perished.

Obrutum situ uaetustatis, it is lost or perished for age, or it is so longe agoone that it was, that it is now out of remembraunce.

Obrutus niuibus, keuered with snowe.

Obruta itinera strage, the wayes were ful of menslayne or kylled.

Obrutania fulmina, lyghtnynges, which so∣daynly happen, throwy•••••• downe, and bur∣nynge thynges, before they be procured or loked for.

Obsaeuio, ire, to be wode angry agaynst one.

Obsaturo, rare, to be fylled to moche with a thynge.

Obsaluto, are, to offre my selfe to salute one.

Obsatum, olde writers vsed for halowed.

Obscoene, lyke a rybaulde without shame.

Obscoenitas, villany in actes, rybauldrye.

Obscoeno, are, to brynge or cause yll lucke.

Obscoenus, na, num, abhomynable, all thynge which is to be eschewed, dishonest, vncleane, pernicious, also bryngyng yll lucke.

Obscuritas, darkenesse, difficultie, vngentylnes of bloudde.

Obscurè, darkely.

Non obscure, playnly.

Obscuro, are, to make darke, to shadowe, to hyde, to kepe in silence or from the knowlege of other, to make of no reputation.

Obscurus, a, um, darke, hydde, dyffuse, vnkno∣wen, of no gentyll bloudde.

Obsecratio, a speciall desyre.

Obsecro, are, to beseche or hartily pray, Obse∣crare ab aliquo, to desyre of one.

Obsecr, is sometyme an aduerbe. Hem, ob∣secro an is est? Howe I pray the, is that he?

Obsecundo, are, to make prosperouse, alsoo to obey or do all thing at an other mans wylle, to make a thynge better than it semeth to be.

Obsecundanter, obediently.

Obsepio, iui, ire, to inclose about with an hedge

Obsequela, dylygence, indeuour.

Obsequia, thynges done to the pleasure or ap∣petite of hym that they be done for.

Obsequens, obedyent.

Obsequenter, obedyently.

Obsequentissime, with great obedience.

Obsequere animo, Take thy pleasure, make good chere.

Obsequibilis, dylygent, redye to do that, why∣che is commaunded.

Obsequiosus, idem.

Obsequium, redynes to do al that is comman∣ded. sometyme it sygnifyeth flattery.

Obsequor, eris, qui, to folowe an other mans pleasure.

Obsequi animo, to make good chere.

Obsero, seri, serere, to sowe, or sette aboute, to plante.

Obsero, are, to locke or shutte a doore.

Obseruabilis, le, mete to be obserued, worthye to be had in reuerence.

Obseruantia, reuerence, obseruaunce.

Obseruatio, idem. wayte as of espyall.

Obseruo, are, to awayte dilygentely with the eyes, and also the mynde, to honoure, to take good hede, to haue in reuerence.

Obseruare ianuam, to kepe the doore.

Obses, idis, an hostage, or pledge in warres.

Obsessi, they whyche are besyeged, that they may not issue out of the place where they ar.

Obsessor, oris, he that layeth siege.

Obsidiae, arum, lyenge in awayte, to take away any thynge craftily.

Obsidianum nitrum, a glasse whyche is pure blacke.

Obsidionalis corona, a garlande gyuen to theym, whyche delyuered a towne or for∣tresse besyeged with ennemyes, whyche was of grasse.

Obsidior, aris, ari, to lye in awayt to take one.

Obsidium, obsidio, obsessio, a syege aboute a towne or fortresse.

Obsidio, onis, idem.

Obsido, & obsideo, sessi, dere, to lay siege.

Obsidere stuprum, to espy a tyme to defloure a woman.

Obsigno, are, to close letters and seale theym, also to sygne theym.

Obsignator, toris, he that putteth to his seale or sygne to a dede or instrument.

Obsipo, are, to throwe or caste, as whan men of the countrey do say,

Obsipa pullis escam, Caste meate to the chyckens.

Obsisto, stiti, sistere, to resyste.

Obsistere obuiam, to mete with one.

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Obsitus, ta, tum, wrapped, sette aboute with herbes or trees.

Obsitus annis & pannis, very olde & yll clad.

Obsitus squalore uestis, yll & sluttyshly clad.

Obsitus aeuo, very aged.

Obsita tenebris loca, very darke plaes.

Obsolesco, scere, to decay, to waxe olde, to be out of vse. Obsolere, idem.

Obsoletus, ta, tum, decayd, old, out of vse, worn as a garment whan it is bare.

Obsolote, porely apparayled.

Obsonium, all meates except bread and potage.

Obsonus, na, nū, that which hath an yll sowne.

Obsono, & obsonor, ari, to feast or banket.

Obsonito, tare, idem.

Obsonatio, feastynge or bankettyng.

Obsonator, & obsonatrix, he or she that ma∣keth feastes or bankettes.

Obsono, are, to sowne yll.

Obsorbeo, bui, bere, & obsorbo, psi, bere, to suppe vp all. Obsorbo, idem.

Obsordeo, dui, sordére, to be fylthy, or vnclene, or sluttishe. Nonius declareth it to wax olde.

Obstaculum, an obstacle or impedyment.

Obstetrico, care, to do the office of a mydwife.

Obstetrix, tricis, a mydwyfe.

Obstinat, obstinately, or fyrmely.

Obstinatus, ta, tum, obstinate, fyrme, or stable.

Obstinatio, obstinacy, styffenes in opynion.

Obstino, are, to be obstinate, or persyste, fyrme in one sentence or purpose.

Obstipo, pare, to stoppe.

Obstipus, crouped shouldred.

Obstitum, croked, sometyme vyolated.

Obstro, stiti, stare, to withstande, to lette.

Obstragulum, a keuerynge of a bedde.

Obstrepo, pere, to crye out on one, or make a noyse.

Obstrictus, bounded, tied.

Obstrigillo, are, to resyst or repugne agaynste. to speake in detraction of one.

Obstringo, xi, gere, to bynd or tye.

Obstringere fidē, to make a faithful promys

Obstringere se scelere, to confesse the offēce.

Obstrudo, si, dere, to hyde, to stop a mannes throte, that he can not eate meate.

Obstrudulentum, a stoppynge.

Obstruo, xi, struere, to shut, to stop.

Obstruere luminibus, to lette that a man can not loke out of his wyndowes, or to stoppe his lyghtes.

Obstructio, a stoppynge.

Obstructus, stopped or shutte.

Obstupidus, da, dum, astonyed.

Obstupefacio, facere, to abasshe, or make a∣bashed.

Obstupesco, scere, to be abashed.

Obstupeo, idem.

Obsum, obfui, obesse, to hurte or hynder, or indamage.

Obsurdesco, obsurdescere, to be or wax deffe.

Obtego, idem quod Tego.

Obtempero, perare, to obeye, or be at com∣maundement.

Obtendo, to laye an excuse, to keuer ouer.

Obtendiculum, a coulourable aunswere.

Obtentus, tus, a pretence.

Obtero, triui, obterere, to treade or thruste downe, to suffocate, to bruyse.

Obtestatio, an humble desyre. properly not to do a thynge. also to take god or some other thynge to wytnesse.

Obtestor, aris, ari, humbly to beseche, to desire for goddes sake, or for the remembraunce of some thynge, whiche to hym that is desyred, is thankfully herde.

Obtexo, ere, to wayue about.

Obticeo, cui, cere, to kepe sylence, not to speake.

Obtritus, ta, tum, worne out.

Obtritus, tus, wearynge, foulynge.

Obturamentum, the heade of a ponde.

Obturo, are, to shutte.

Obturatio, shuttynge.

Obtineo, nere, to opteyne, to hold, to reteyne styll, to gete, sometyme to haue. Si istam ani∣mi firmitudinem obtines, salui sumus. If thou haste that fyrmenesse of courage, we be saulfe.

Obtinere litem, to get the thing that he sued for, to recouer his suite by iudgement.

Obtinere primum locum, to be chiefe or pryncipall.

Obtinere ordinem, to kepe the order.

Obtingere, to happe.

Obtigit, it happened.

Obtorpesco, obtorpui, pescere, to be verye slowe or dull.

Obtorpere, idem.

Obtorpet manus, my hande is on sleape.

Obtorqueo, obtorsi, obtorquere, to wrynge or wrythe about.

Obtrecto, tare, to yll reporte, to depraue, to haue in despite.

Obtrectator, toris, an yll reporter, or backe∣byter.

Obtrectatio, yll reporte, dispraysynge.

Obtrigo, are, to bynde by an othe.

Obtrudo, si, dere, to thruste downe, to put to with force. Obtrudit fores, he pulled to the doore. Also to set forthe. Aliquid prius, ob∣truclamus, Let vs fyrste set forthe somwhat.

Obtrudere uxorem, to gyue to a man a wyfe agaynst his wylle or appetite.

Obtrunco, uncare, to slea, also to stryke of a mannes heade.

Obtueor, eri, to beholde stedfastly.

Obtuor, idem.

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Obtundo, dere, to stryke, to breake, to make dulle, to hurt a man with speakyng, to make wearye.

Obturare, to stoppe.

Obturbo, bare, to trouble all.

Obtusus, a, um, dulle.

Obtuse, dully.

Obtutus, tus, & obtuitus, a looke or regarde.

Obuagio, gire, to crye out, as a chylde.

Obuallo, are to enuyronne of compasse aboute with a dyche or walle.

Obuaricator, toris, he that tourneth one oute of the ryght way, or letteth hym that he may not passe.

Obuaro, are, to peruerte.

Obuaricio, care, to stop or let one of his passage

Obuenio, nire, to come agaynste, to mete with. also to happen.

Obuensio, onis, reuenues.

Obuersor, aris, ari, to be presente, or before the eyes, to come in remembrance.

Obuerto, & obuerso, tere, to tourne agayne, or backe. Sed mihi ante oculos obuersabatur reipub. dignitas, quae me ad se rapit, But be∣fore myne eyes came the estate of the publyke weale, whyche plucketh me vnto her.

Obuiam, an aduerbe, whych sygnifyeth before in the way, agaynst one. Obuiam ire, to goo agaynst one, to preuent.

Obuia urbs inimicis, the citie easy to be ta∣ken with ennemies.

Obuiam mittere, to sende men to mete with one in the waye.

Obuiam fit, he mette with me.

Obuiam ire periculis, to preuent daunger.

Si nihil obuiam est, If there be nothynge in the way to lette.

Obuio, are, to mete with one.

Obuius, a, um, that whiche meteth with one.

Obumbro, brare, to make darke with a sha∣dowe. sometyme to defende.

Obuncus, a, um, very crooked.

Obuolo, are, to flee agaynste.

Obuoluo, uere, to wrappe togyther.

Obuos sacro, the auncient Romaynes vsed for obsecro, I beseche you.

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