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• OB, for at, ob rem, for my profyte, ob oculos, before myn eyes.
• Obaeratus, bounden by ernest money.
• Obacero, are, to lette a man that he can not telle out his tale.
• Obambulo, are, to walke a gaynst an other. also to walke togither, or with an other.
• Obacerbo, are, to make one angrie.
• Obaresco, scere, to drye all aboute.
• Obaudio, ite, to here hardly, or vnwilling∣ly. sometyme to obey.
• Obba, a bottelle.
• Obcaeco, care, to blynde.
• Obdo, dere, to thruste agayne, or put to.
• Obdormio, ire, to slepe fast or soundly.
• Obduco, xi, ere, to lay ouer, or couer a thing somtyme to vncouer or open. also to bring agaynst or ouerthwart a place.
• Obdulcesco, scere, to be swete aboute.
• Obdureo, rui, ere, & obduresco, scere, to be harde. Obduro, are, to make harde.
• Obedio, dire, to obeye.
• Obedo, dere, to consume or eate al aboute.
• Obeliscus, a great stone, square like a butte, waxing smaller & smaller, vntyl the toppe, of a great height, made plaine by a wark∣man: there were of them diuers in Rome.
• Obelus, a spyt or broche, also a longe strike in writing like a spit, for a note or diuersite.
• Obeo, iui, ire, to go to, to go aboute, to be at hande, to mete with one.
• Obesus, a, um, fatte, grosse of body.
• Obire mortem, obire diem, to dye.
• Obire vadimonium, to go to be suretie.
• Obire legationem, to go in ambassade.
• Obire prouinciam, to exercise auctoritie.
• Obire bellum, to go to battayle.
• Obire haereditatem, to take possession of lan∣des, wherein a manne hath a state of in∣herytaunce.
• Obedibo, was in the old time vsed for obe∣diam, I shall obey.
• Obequito, tare, to ryde aboute.
• Oberro, are, to wander aboute.
• Obesco, care, to fede fatte.
• Obesus, a man that is very fatte.
• Obesitas, fattenesse.
• Obesus, a, um, in Virgil is fatte, in Neuio it sygnifieth leane or lyttell. it is most com∣monly taken for fatte in the bodye.
• Obex, bicis, an obiecte or lette.
• Obgannio, & oggānio, ire, to whister in ons eare. Also to tell a thynge often.
• Obherbesco, scere, to growe vppe as her∣bes doone.
• Obiaceo, cui, cere, to lye aboute.
• Obiecto, tare, to obiect, or often impute, or lay to ones charge, also to caste out.
• Obiectum, any thinge that is before a man∣nes eyen, and may be sene.
• Obiectus, ta, tū, throwen or layde agaynste.
• Obiectus, tus, the layenge or settynge of a thynge before ones eyes.
• Obiicio, ieci, iicere, to lay or throwe against, or to lay before one.
• Obigitare, to stere or moue before.
• Obinunt, they dye.
• Obiter, by the waye, incidently, besyde the purpose, in the meane tyme, precisely.
• Obirus, ta, tum, the acte or conclusion.
• Obitus, tus, the dieng or decesse of a mā. som¦time the cōming of one. The ancient wri∣ters toke obitum for the accesse of one.
• Obiurgo, are, to chide or rebuke.
• Obiurgatio, chydynge, rebukynge.
• Obiuro, rare, to bynde by an othe.
• Obiurgator, & obiurgatrix, he or she that chydeth or rebuketh.
• Oblatio, offryng. Oblatus, ta, tum, offred.
• Oblecto, ari, & oblector, ari, to delite. Oble∣ctatio oblectamē & oblectamentū, recreatiō
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• Oblicio, to take recreation or pleasure.
• Obligo, are, to bynde.
• Obligatio, an obligation or bonde.
• Obligurio, ire, to eate delicate meates gre∣dily or rauenousely, and to consume goo∣des in feastynge and bankettynge.
• Obliquus, a, um, contrary to straight.
• Oblique perstringere, to taunte or checke.
• Oblimo, are, to couer with mudde or softe claye. sometyme to stoppe or daube.
• Oblino, ere, to imbrue or make foule.
• Obliteratus, ta, tum, scraped out, or blotted.
• Oblitero, are, to scrape out, or putte out of remembraunce.
• Obliteratio, a scrapynge or blottynge oute of a worde.
• Oblitus, ta, tum, forgotten.
• Oblitus, imbrued, defyled.
• Obliuiosus, a, um, forgettefull.
• Obliuiscor, sceri, sci, to forgette.
• Obliuium, forgetfulnesse.
• Oblo••utio, yll reporte.
• Obloquor, eris, qui, to speake agaynste or contrarie, to reporte ylle, to curse.
• Obloquutor, an yll reporter, or detracter.
• Oblucinio, are, to erre.
• Oblucinasse, to haue erred.
• Obmanens, abydynge longe.
• Obmoueto, moue or putte to.
• Obmordeo, ere, to byte.
• Obmutesco, as we communely say, I holde my peace, I speake not, I hold my tonge.
• Obnato, tare, to swymme agaynste.
• Obnecto, to knytte faste.
• Obnexus, a um, faste knytte.
• Obnexio, a faste knyttynge.
• Obnitor, teris, ti, to resyste.
• Obnoxius, a, um, bounden, subiecte, apt, in daunger. sometyme it sygnifyeth gyltie or fautie. Sum tibi obnoxius, I am bounden vnto the, obnoxius morbis, subiect to sick∣nesse. Periculis obnoxius, subiecte to pe∣rylles. &c. Minari interdū ferro, nisi sibi ob∣noxia foret, And thretned hir sommetyme with his weapon, yf she wold not be obe∣diente to his requestes. Obnoxium feris, Caste out to wylde beastes.
• Obnoxie, fearefully, lyke a subiecte.
• Obnubo, bere, to hyde.
• Obnubilo, are, to make darke.
• Obnuere, to couer the heed or body.
• Obnuntiare, to denie, to resyste agaynste a thynge purposed.
• Obolus, a poyse wayinge halfe a scruple. it was also a coyne of syluer, whiche varied in poyse after the countrey, as obolus At∣ticus, obolus Romanus, obolus Hebraicus.
• Oborior, ri, to begin to spring or come forth
• Obrado, rasi, dere, to shaue against the heer.
• Obortus, a, um, begonne or spronge, as ru∣mor obortus, tydynges spronge.
• Ob rem, for the purpose.
• Obrepo, pere, to come priuily or steale in, to come vnwares or vnloked for.
• Obrepere ad honores, to come or attayne to honour by crafty dissimulation.
• Obreptio, the gettynge or obteynynge of a thynge in fourme aforesayde.
• Obrepticiae literae, letters opteyned by the sayde meanes.
• Obrideo, dere, to laugh agaynst one.
• Obrideo, si, dere, to laugh at one, or to mock one. Obsio, a mocke.
• Obrigeo, gui, gere, & obrigesco, scere, to be or waxe styffe for colde.
• Obrion, one of the yles called fortunate.
• Obryzum, pure or fyne golde.
• Obripio, ripui, ripere, is in hydynge somme thyng, whiche shuld be spoken, to atteyne the thynge that we desyre.
• Obrodo, rosi, dere, to gnawe aboute.
• Obrogo, are, to checke or interrupte a man in his speeche. Obrogare legem, to dero∣gate one lawe by an other.
• Obruo, ere, to ouerthrow, to couer a thing in castynge an other thynge ouer it.
• Obrutania fulmina, lyghtnynges, which so∣daynely happen, throwynge downe and burnynge thynges, before they be procu∣red or loked for.
• 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.
• Obsaeuio, ire, to be wode angry against one.
• Obscoeno, are, to brynge or cause yll lucke.
• Obscoenus, na, num, abhomynable, all thyng whiche is to be eschewed, dysshonest, vn∣cleane, pernicious, Also brynging yl lucke.
• Obscoenitas, villany in actes, rybauldrie.
• Obscurus, a, um, darke, hydde, dysfuse, vn∣knowen, of no gentyll bloode.
• Obscuritas, darkenesse, difficultie, vngentyl∣nesse of bloudde.
• Obscuro, are, to make darke, to shadow, to hide, to kepe in silence or from the know∣lege of other, to make of no reputation.
• Obsecratio, a speciall desyre.
• Obsecro, are, to besech or hartily pray, Ob∣secrare ab aliquo, to desyre of one.
• Obsecro, is somtyme an aduerbe. Hem, ob∣secro anis est? Howe, I pray the is that he?
• Obsecundo, are, to make prosperouse, also to obey or do all thing at an other mās wil, to make a thing better than it semeth to be.
• Obsecundanter, obediently.
• Obsepio, iui, ire, to inclose about w^t an hedge
• Obsequela, dilygence, indeuour.
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• Obsequia, thynges done to the pleasure or appetite of hym, that they be done for.
• Obsequens, obedient.
• Obsequentissime, with great obedience.
• Obsequere animo, Take thy plesure, make good chere.
• Obsequibilis, diligent, redy to do that, whi∣che is commaunded.
• ...Obsequiosus, idem.
• Obsequium, redynes to do all that is com∣maunded. sometyme it sygnifieth flattery.
• Obsequor, eris, qui, to folow an other man∣nes pleasure.
• Obsero, seri, rere, to sowe or sette aboute, to plante.
• Obsero, are, to locke or shutte a doore.
• Obseruabilis, le, mete to be obserued, wor∣thy to be had in reuerence.
• Obseruantia, reuerence, obseruaunce.
• ...Obseruatio, idem.
• Obseruo, are, to awayte diligently 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 whiche ar besieged, that they may not issu out of the place where they ar.
• Obsessor, oris, he that layeth siege.
• Obsidiae, arum, lyenge in awayte, to take a∣way any thynge craftily.
• Obsidianum nitrum, a glasse whiche is pure blacke.
• Obsidionalis corona, a garlande gyuen to them, whyche delyuered a towne or for∣tresse besyeged with ennemyes, whyche was of grasse.
• Obsidior, aris, ari, to ly in await to take one.
• Obsidium, obsidio, obsessio, a syege about a towne or fortresse.
• Obsido, & obsideo, sessi, dere, to lay siege.
• Obsigno, are, to close letters & seale them. Also to sygne them.
• Obsignator, toris, he that putteth to his sele or sygne to a dede or instrument.
• Obsipo, are, to throwe or caste, as whanne men of the countrey do say.
• Obsipa pullis escam, Caste meate to the chyckens.
• Obsisto, stiti, sistere, to resyste.
• Obsitus, ta, tum, wrapped, sette about with herbes or trees.
• Obsolesco, scere, to decaye, to waxe olde, to be out of vse.
• Obsoletus, ta, tum, decayed, olde, oute of vse, worne, as a garment, whan it is bare.
• Obsonium, all meates, excepte breade and potage.
• Obsonus, sona, num, that whiche hathe an yll sowne.
• Obsono, & obsonor, nari, to feest or banket.
• ...Obsonito, tare, idem.
• Obsonatio, feastynge or bankettynge.
• 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.
• Obsordeo, dui, sordere, to be fylthye or vn∣cleane, or sluttyshe. Nonius declaryth it to waxe olde.
• Obstaculum, an obstacle or impediment.
• Obstetrico, care, to do the offyce of a myd∣wyfe.
• Obstetrix, tricis, a mydwyfe.
• Obstinare, obstinately, or fyrmely.
• Obstinatus, ta, tum, obstinate, firme, or stable
• Obstinatio, obstynacie, styffenes in opinion.
• Obstino, are, to be obstinate, or persist firme in one sentence or purpose.
• Obstipo, pare, to stoppe.
• Obstipus, crouped shouldred.
• Obstitum, croked, sometyme vyolated.
• Obsto, stiti, stare, to withstande, to lette.
• Obstrepo, pere, to crye out on one, or make a noyse.
• Obstrigillo, are, to resist or repugne against, to speake in detraction of one.
• Obstringo, xi, gere, to bynde or tye.
• Obstrictus, bounden.
• Obstringere fidem, to make a faythefulle promyse.
• Obstrudo, fi, dere, to hyde, to stoppe a mans throte, that he can not eate meate.
• Obstrudulentum, a stoppynge.
• Obstruo, xi, struere, to shutte, to stoppe.
• Obstructus, stopped or shutte.
• Obstruere luminibus, to sette that a manne canne not loke out of his wyndowes, or to stoppe his lyghtes.
• Obstupidus, a, um, astonyed.
• Obstupefacio, facere, to abasshe, or make a∣bashed.
• Obstupesco, scere, to be abasshed.
• Obsum, obsui, obesse, to hurte or hynder, or indamage.
• Obsurdesco, obsurdescere, to be or waxe deaffe.
• Obtempero, perare, to obey, or be at com∣maundement.
• Obtendo, to laye an excuse.
• Obtendiculum, a colourable aunswere.
• Obtentus, tus, a pretence.
• Obtero, triui, obterere, to treade or thruste downe, to suffocate, to bruyse.
• Obtego, obtegere, to couer aboute.
• Obtestatio, an humble desyre, proprely not to do a thyng. Also to take god or some other thynge to wytnesse.
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• Obtestor, aris, ari, humbly to beseche, to de∣syre for goddes sake, or for the remem∣braunce of some thinge, whyche to hym that is desyred, is thankfully herde.
• Obtexo, ere, to wayue aboute.
• Obticeo, cui, cere, to keepe sylence, not to speake.
• Obturo, are, to shutte.
• Obtueor, eri, to beholde, to loke on.
• Obturatio, shuttynge.
• Obtineo, ••ere, to opteyne, to holde, to re∣tayne styll, to gete, sometyme to haue. Si istam animi firmitudinē obtines, salui sum{us}, If thou haste that firmenesse of courage, we be saulfe.
• Obtingere, to happe.
• Obtigit, it happened.
• Obtorpesco, obtorpui, pescere, to be verye slow or dull.
• Obtorqueo, obtorsi, obtorquere, to wringe or wrythe aboute.
• Obtrecto, tare, to ylle reporte, to depraue, to haue in de••pyte.
• Obtrectater, toris, an yl reporter, or back∣byter.
• Obtrectatio, ylle reporte.
• Obtrigo, are, to bynde by an othe.
• Obtrudo, si, dere, to thruste downe, to putte to with force. Obtrudit fores, He pullid to the doore. Also to set forth. Aliquid prius obtrudamus, Lette vs fyrste sette forthe sommewhat.
• Obtrudere vxorem, to gyue to a man a wyfe against his will or appetite.
• Obtrunco, uncare, to slee, also to stryke of a mans heed.
• Obtundo, dere, to stryke, to breake, to make dull, to hurte a man with speking, to make werye.
• Obturbo, are, to trouble all.
• Obtusus, a, um, dulle.
• Obtutus, tus, & obtuitus, a looke or regard.
• Obuagio, gire, to crye oute, as a childe.
• Obuallo, are, to enuyronne or compasse a∣boute with a dyche or walle.
• Obuaricator, toris, he that tourneth one out of the ryght waye, or letteth hym that he maye not passe.
• Obuaro, are, to peruerte.
• Obuarico, care, to stoppe or lette oone of his passage.
• Obuenio, nire, to comme agaynste, to mete with. also to happen.
• Obuersor, aris, ari, to be presente, to come in remembraunce.
• Obuerto, & obuerso, tere, to tourne agayne, or backe. Sed mihi ante oculos obuersaba∣tur reipub. dignitas, quae me ad se rapit. But before myne eyes camme the estate of the publyque weale, whiche plucketh me vn∣to hyr.
• Obuiam, an aduerbe, which signifieth before in the waye, against one. Obuiam ire, to go against one, to preuent.
• Obuio, are, to meete with one.
• Obuius, a, um, that which meteth with one.
• Obumbro, brare, to make darke with a sha∣dowe: sometyme to defende.
• Obuolo, are, to flie againste.
• Obuos sacro, the auncient Romayns vsed for obsecro, I beseche you.

Notes

• Plaut.
• Liuius.
• Vergilius. Suetonius
• Sex. Pom.
• Cor. Taci∣tus lib. 2.
• Plautus in C••••gul.
• 〈1 paragraph〉〈1 paragraph〉
• Salustius. Colum. 5. Ci. ad At.
• Salu. in o∣rati. Mem∣mii.
• Ci. in 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• Plaut•••• in Epid.
• No. 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• Terent in Eunuc••o.
• Plautus in Asinar.
• Valla in Rauden.
• Plautus in Stich. Pom. Fest.
• Cice. pro domo sua.
• Plautus in Milite.
• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• Terent in 〈…〉〈…〉.
• Cicer. pro Sextio.