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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Londini :: In officina Thomae Bertheleti ... ,
M.D.XLII [1542]
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¶O ANTE P.

OPACO, care, to shadowe.

Opacus, ca, cum, shadowed, or in the shadowe.

Opacitas, shadowe of trees or vmbrage.

Opera, rae, warke, labour.

Operae, plurali tantum, warkemen, labou∣rers, factours.

Opera, warkes, buyldynges, pryuate or com∣mune.

Operae est, it nedeth.

Opera mea, by my meanes.

Operam perdere, to labour in vayne.

Operam Iudere, idem.

Operam ponere, to take labour and peyne about a thynge.

Operas reddere alicui, to paye to oone his hyre.

Orestes, & Lycurgus, una opera mihi sunt sodales qua iste, Orestes and Lycurgus be as well my companyons as he.

Haud censebam istarum esse operarum pa∣trem. I dyd not thynke that my father med∣led with these matters.

Spero alicunde hodie me bona opera aut mala tibi inuenturum esse auxilium argenta¦rium. I truste that ones to daye I shall by good meanes or bad fynde some moneye to helpe the with.

Operam do, operam impendo, operam na¦uo, I do mine indeuour, I put to my diligēce I spende my labour.

Operam impendere & dependere, to take peyne about a thynge.

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Operam Iudimus, we lose our labour.

Operarius, a labourer.

Operarius, a, um, that whiche is done with la∣bour, or pertayneth to labour or warke.

Eadem opera, after one way.

Operatus, ta, tum, wrought.

Operatus. Liuius. Eo tempore quo corpus addictum at{que} operatum Reipu. esset, Du∣ryng the tyme that the body shalbe employed about seruyng the commune weale.

Operculo, are, to keuer a vessell.

Operculum, a keuerynge or lydde.

Opere praecium, profytable, necessarye, a ioy∣full thynge, moche to be estemed.

Operimentum, any thynge that keuereth.

Operio, rui, to keuer, or hyde.

Operior, riris, riri, to tary, to abyde.

Operor, aris, ari, to warke.

Operatio, the warke, or that whereaboute a man laboureth.

Operositas, tatis, trauaylynge.

Operosus, a, um, busy, dyligent in labourynge, laboryouse, peynefull.

Opertorium, a couerynge.

Opertus, ta, tum, keuered.

Ophestes, the sonne of Lycurgus slayne by a serpente.

Ophiaca, pertaynynge to serpentes, they were bokes, whyche Nicander, and Petridius wrate, of the nature of serpentes.

Ophiophagi, people in Ethiope, whiche doo eate serpentes.

Ophiucus, the name of Esculapius, bycause that he is ymagyned to holde a serpent in his hand. some wryte that it is a sygne in heuen, which som do cal Hercules, other Esculapius

Ophites, a stone hauyng spottes lyke a serpent.

Opthalmia, is a sycknes of the eyes, whych in∣flameth the bones of the heade, the knyttyn∣ges of the eyes, the thyn skynnes therof and synewes, and all the holowe part of the eye, with the forhead and balles of the chekes, it cometh eyther of smoke or heate of the sonne, or duste, or by a fall, or a stroke, or somtyme of an humour, sanguyne, choleryke, fleumatyk, or melancholy.

Opici, they whych vsed abhominable ribaldry.

Opicus, ca, cum, vncleane, dyshonest, shameles.

Opifex, ficis, a warkman, a craftes man.

Opificium, the warke. Opificina, idem.

Opigena, Iuno. Iuno was soo callyd of wo∣men, bycause they supposed, that she holpe them whan they trauayled.

Opilio, onis, a sheparde.

Opima spolia, the spoyle, whiche by one chiefe Capitayne is taken from an other in batayle as his cote armure or harneys.

Opima praedia, manours profitable of greate reuenues.

Opimè, aboundantly, rychely.

Opimo, are, to make fatte.

Opimus, ma, mum, fatte. also ryche.

Opimium, seu opimianum uinum, wine which mought endure good, two hundred yeres.

Opinabilis, le, that may be cōceyued in opiniō.

Opinio, onis, opinyon, sometyme hope, alsoo fame, estimation, iudgement.

Opino, for opinor, I suppose.

Opinor, aris, ari, to suppose, to haue opinion.

Opinatus, ta, tum, supposed.

Opinator, toris, a supposer.

Opiparè, plentuousely.

Opiparus, a, um, aboundant, freshe, or gaye.

Coena opipara, a delycate souper.

Opis, opem, ayde, Terent. Nisi eum quantum dij dant tibi opis seruas. Excepte thou kepe hym yf god be thy good lorde.

Nihil opus est in ipsis, They can not helpe or succour the. Omni ope, with all his myght.

Opis, opis, a ladye, companyon to Diana, she was alsoo wyfe to Saturnus, and by her is signified the erthe amonge the Poetes.

Opistographus, a boke writen on the back side.

Opisthotonicus, he that can not turne his neck

Opisthotonos, the crycke or dysease, whyche letteth a man to tourne his necke.

Opiter, itris, he whose father dyed before his graundfather.

Opitulor, aris, ari, to helpe.

Opitulator, toris, a helper.

Opitulus Iupiter, Iupiter the helper at nede.

Opium, the iuyce of an herbe callyd blacke po∣py, also Opius, is he that fighteth in armure.

Opobalsamum, balme naturall, whyche in a parte of Iudea, callyd Hieraconthe, stylleth out of a lytell thorne.

Opoponax, acis, the iuyce of an herbe callyd Panax.

Oporice, a medicine made of fruites.

Oporae, all fruites whiche do grow in the hast ende of sommer.

Oporotheca, a place wherin fruite is kept.

Oportet, it behoueth, it is expediēt or necessary

Oppedo, dere, to fart against one.

Oppeto, tere, to dye, also to be slayne.

Oppedere febrem, to fall into the feuer.

Oppidan{us}, a citisē or towns mā, Opidicus, idē.

Oppidatim, towne by towne.

Oppidò, an aduerbe, sygnifienge very moche, sometyme it sygnifieth forthwith, verily.

Oppidulum, a lyttell towne.

Oppidum, a wallyd towne or citie.

Oppignero, are, to lay in pledge.

Oppilo, are, to stoppe or shutte.

Oppelo, ere, to fylle full.

Opploro, are, to lament.

Oppono, ere, to lay or put agaynst, to oppose.

Opponere, to prepare a garyson to make de¦fence

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agayne a siege.

Opponere corpus pro patria, to put hym selfe in daunger for his countrey.

Opponere, to lay in gage.

Opponere causam, to lay an excuse.

Opponere nomen alicuius, to thretten with one, or in ones name.

Opportunus, na, num, that whyche is in dewe tyme, & as it ought to be, inclyned to a thing.

Oportunus iniuriae, feete or apte to take wronge.

Opportunè, opportunately, conueniently, as it ought to be, in due tyme and measure.

Oppositus, ta, tum, the participle to Oppono.

Oppositus, tus. Laterum nostrorū oppositus & corporum pollicemur, We promyse that we wyl put our bodies and lyues in ieoperdy for the defence therof.

Oppositio, contrary settyng or puttyng.

Oppressio, onis, an oppressyon or violatyng.

Per oppressionē eripere, to take by violēce.

Oppressor, oris, an oppressour, or he that dothe grieue or harme one.

Oppressus, the participle of opprimo.

Oppressus a praedonibus captus est, Being ouerlayde with theues, he was taken.

Opprimo, ere, to oppresse, to kepe or shutte in, to take sodaynly, to rauysshe a womanne, to greue, to thruste harde.

Opprimi aere alieno, to be moche in dette.

Opprimere animos formidine, to make theym aferde.

Opprimere mentionem, to putte a thynge to sylence.

Opprimi inuidia, to be hated.

Opprimere iuditio, to vndo one by suite.

Opprimere orationem alicuius, to stoppe one in his tale.

Oppressus graui somno, He was in a deade sleape.

Nox certamina coepta oppressit, The nyght came on, and dyd let the contentions whiche were begunne.

Opprimere occasionem, to cause the occasi∣on to be loste.

Opprimere pede, to treade vnder foote.

Opprimi ruina, to be slayne with the fallyng downe of some thynge.

Opprimere bellum exortum, to ceasse the warre that is begunne.

Os opprime, stoppe his mouthe.

Opprimere aliquem, to take one vnwares.

Opprimere aliquem consilio, to ouercome one by wysedome.

Opprobrium, & opprobramentū, a reproche.

Opprobro, are, to obiecte agaynste one, to re∣proche.

Opprobratio, rebukefull speakynge.

Oppugno, are, to assaulte.

Oppugnare bona alicuius, to assay meanes to make one to lose his goodes.

Oppugnare aliquem capite & fortunis, to cause one to lose his lyfe and goodes.

Oppugnare uerbis commoda patriae, To speake agaynst the profyte of his countrey.

Oppugnatio, an assiege or assaulte agaynste a fortresse.

Oppugnator, toris, he that letteth the profyte of an other man, or gothe aboute to doo hym dyspleasure.

Ops, opis, the syster and wyfe of Saturne: al∣so it sygnifyeth ayde or helpe.

Opes, rychesse, puissance or power.

Opsonator, atoris, a purueyour of vytayles, or Catar.

Opsonatus, tus, & opsonatio, preparation for dyner or supper.

Opsonito, tare, to prepare often for dyner or souper.

Opsonium, all thynge belongynge to a meale, excepte breade and drynke.

Opsono, nare, & obsonor, onari, to prepare thīges necessary for dyner, souper, or banket.

Optabilis, le, that whiche is desyred.

Optabiliter, pleasantly, dylectably.

Optato, with desyre.

Optato aduenis, ye be welcome.

Optatum loquere, speake courteysly, speake not so rygorousely.

Optice, the science wherby the reason of syght is knowen.

Opticus, ca, cum, perspectife, pertaynynge to syghte.

Optimates, the head men of a citie, alsoo they whyche defende the parte of nobylitie and ryche men.

Optima fide, without fraude.

Optimatus, tus, the state or condition of heade men of a towne or countray.

Optime, very well.

Optimo iure, with good ayd, or with good rea∣son.

Optimus, beste or very good.

Optio, the choyce, the request or desyre. it was also to a capytayne in warres, a mynyster to doo his commaundemente, and he assystent vnto hym.

Optionem facere, to gyue the choyse to one.

Optionem dare, idem.

Si optio esset, if I, thou, or he mought chose.

Optio, in the masculine gender, preaste money whyche souldyours doo receyue to prouyde theyr necessaries.

Opto, tare, to desyre, to chouse, to require. Adopto, coopto, exopto, uide suis locis.

Opulento, tare, to make ryche or plentuouse.

Opulentus, ta, tum, ryche, abundant.

Opulentia, & opulentitas, rychesse, abundance

Opulenter, rychely, plentuousely.

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Opulesco, scere, to be ryche.

Opulus, a wyche hasyll tree.

Opuncalo, he that syngethe lyke to a shepe∣herde.

Opus, opuntis, a cytie in Locris.

Opus, operis, a warke, a labour. Eius opere, by his meane or dylygence.

Opus est, it is necessary, or nede. Si opus sit, if nede be.

Opus intestinum, that which most common∣ly is callyd implementes of householde, pro∣perly of tymber, as fourmes, stooles, cup∣bourdes and other lyke thynges.

Opus est conuento. Ita res subita est, celeri∣ter mihi hoc homine opus est, The chaunce is soo sodayne, or the matter requyreth suche haste, that I must nedes speke with the man shortly or quyckely.

Opus est facto, it muste nedes be done, or ex∣ecuted.

Opus est remissam. Vosmet uidete iam La∣ches & tu Pamphile, remissam opus sit no∣bis an reductam domum, Nowe Laches and Pamphile aduyse your selues well, whi∣ther it be necessary, that she be sente home, or fetched home.

Opus sunt tibi, thou haste nede of theym. Vt cum desponderim, des qui aurum ac ue∣stem, at{que} alia quae opus sunt, That whan I haue affyaunced her, thou delyuer money and apparayl, and al other thinges nedefull. Opere maxumo, with all meanes possyble, in most harty wyse. Rex Seleucus me opere orauit maxumo, ut sibi latrones cogerem, Kynge Seleucus desyred me, as moche as he possyblye moughte, that I wolde geate hym souldyours to be aboute his persone.

Thais maximo te orabat, opere ut cras re∣dires, Thais desyred the as hartyly as she canne, that thou woldeste comme agayne to morowe.

Opusculum, a lyttell warke.

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