A dictionary of barbarous French, or, A collection, by way of alphabet, of obsolete, provincial, mis-spelt, and made words in French taken out of Cotgrave's dictionary with some additions : a work much desired, and now performed, for the satisfaction of such as read Old French / by Gvy Miege ...

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A dictionary of barbarous French, or, A collection, by way of alphabet, of obsolete, provincial, mis-spelt, and made words in French taken out of Cotgrave's dictionary with some additions : a work much desired, and now performed, for the satisfaction of such as read Old French / by Gvy Miege ...
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Miege, Guy, 1644-1718?
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London :: Printed by J.C. for Thomas Basset ...,
1679.
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French language -- To 1500.
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"A dictionary of barbarous French, or, A collection, by way of alphabet, of obsolete, provincial, mis-spelt, and made words in French taken out of Cotgrave's dictionary with some additions : a work much desired, and now performed, for the satisfaction of such as read Old French / by Gvy Miege ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A69797.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 19, 2024.

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  • OBaine, as Aubaine in the N. D.
  • Obedianciers, four Church-Officers, viz. Dean, Arch-Deacon, Al∣moner, and Sexton.
  • Obediemment, obediently.
  • Obedience, obedience.
  • Obedient, obedient.
  • Obeine, as Aubaine in the N. D.
  • Obeissamment, obediently.
  • Obel, the white poplar-tree.
  • Obelon, a sallad of sodden hop∣buds.
  • Oberé, indebted.
  • Obercau, a hobby-hawk; also a lit∣tle proud squal.
  • Oberon, the hand-vice or tool wherewith a Locksmith holds a key as he files it.
  • Obesité, fatness.
  • Obfusquer, for offusquer, to ossus∣cate, darken, or make dim.
  • Obice, a let, or hindrance.
  • Obicer, as objicer.
  • Objicer, to object, or lay against; to upbraid, or twit in the teeth with.
  • Obit, a burial, or funeral.
  • Objurgateur, a chider, rebuker, or reprover.
  • Objurgation, an objurgation, or re∣proof.
  • Objurgatoire, objurgatory, chiding, rebuking.
  • Objurguer, to chide, reprove, or re∣buke.
  • Oblade, a kind of Sea-ruff, or Sea-pearch.
  • Oblectation, delight.
  • Oblecter, to rejoyce.
  • Obliage, Droict d'Obliage, a fine paid in some places by Tenants, who have not paid their rents, or performed their yearly duties on their usual days.
  • Obliaige, as Obliage.
  • Obligatoire, obligatory, binding.
  • Obliteré, obliterated, abolished.
  • Oblivieux, forgetful; also causing forgetfulness.
  • Oblivion, oblivion, forgetfulness.
  • Oblong, oblong, somewhat long.
  • Obnubiler, to make cloudy, or dark.
  • Obnunciation, a forbidding of any thing upon a sore-knowledge, con∣jecture, or likelyhood, of the ill success thereof.
  • Obombration, an obumbration, or shadowing.
  • Obombrer, to obumbrate, or sha∣dow.
  • Obre, lung-wort, lions claw.
  • Obreptice, stoln, falsly come by.
  • Obreption, the getting of a thing by dissimulation or private conse∣nage.
  • Obreptissement, by stealth.
  • Obrize, Or obrize, gold perfectly sined or tried.
  • Obrophore, a carrier of light.
  • Obrué, overwhelmed, opppressed.
  • Obsequieux, obsequious, officious, du∣tiful.
  • Observance, observance, duty, re∣spect, or regard; an observation; a law, discipline, or ordinance; fashion, use, custom.
  • Observantins, Freres de l'Obser∣vance, an Order of gray Francis∣can Friars.
  • Obsesseur, a besieger.
  • Obsister, to withstand, or resist; to gainsay, impeach, let, or stop.
  • Obstaclement, a letting, hindering, or impeaching; also a stoping or shutting up.
  • Obstacler, to let, hinder, impeach; to stop, or shut up.
  • Obstant, withstanding.
  • Obstaqué, hindered.
  • Obtemperation, obedience.
  • Obtemperé, obeyed.
  • Obtemperer, to obey.
  • Obtenebrer, to obscure, or dar∣ken.
  • Obtenement, an obtaining, or at∣taining unto.
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  • Obtenue, a purchase, or a thing ob∣tained.
  • Obtester, to object, conjure, humbly or heartily to beseech; also to call to witness, or call upon for suc∣cour.
  • Obtrectateur, a detractor, backbiter, or standerer.
  • Obtrectation, detraction, backbi∣ting, slandering.
  • Obtundre, to beat, strike, or thump; to blunt, or make dull; to incul∣cate, or repeat often; to weary, or they with words.
  • Obturateur, a stopper, or shutter up.
  • Obturation, a stopping, or shutting up.
  • Obturber, to disturb, to trouble.
  • Obtus, blunt, edgeless; weakened, without spirit.
  • Obtusement, bluntly, dully.
  • Obvention, a meeting with, a coming against; happening, or chancing unto. Obvention testamentaire, a Legacy bestowed by chance, or where it was not looked for.
  • Obumbré, overshadowed.
  • Obumbrer, to overshadow.
  • Ocaigne, Ocaine, Dogs-leather, or a dogs skin well dressed.
  • Occasionnellement, occasionally.
  • Occasionner, to occasion.
  • Occiant, West.
  • Occiant, (Adj.) killing, staying.
  • Occipital, belonging to the noddle, or hinder part of the head.
  • Occire, to kill, to stay.
  • Occis, killed, or slain.
  • Occision, a killing, or slaying.
  • Occultateur, a concealer, or hi∣der.
  • Occultation, a concealing, or hi∣ding.
  • Occulté, concealed, hidden.
  • Occulter, to conceal, to hide.
  • Occupateur, the occupier, possessor, holder, injoyer of a thing which he hath seized.
  • Occurrent, an occurrent, or occur∣rence.
  • Occurrent, (Adj.) accidental, oc∣curring, or coming in the way.
  • Occurrer, to occur, or offer it self; to happen, or fall out on a sud∣den.
  • Oceanique, of, or belonging to the Ocean; residing, or living in the Main.
  • Ociux, idle, that hath little to do.
  • Ocrisse, a scold, or shrew.
  • Octaedre, a body, or figure of eight faces.
  • Octante, eighty, fourscore.
  • Octantiesme, eightieth.
  • Octenaire, an eighth, the number or a proportion of eight.
  • Octimestre, of eight months.
  • Octonaire, eight, of eight.
  • Octostique, a staff, or stanze of eight Verses.
  • Octosyllabe, of eight syllables.
  • Octroy, Octroyé, Octroyer. See Ottroi, &c. in the N. D.
  • Octuple, eight times doubled, six∣teen.
  • Oculairement, perspicuously, evi∣dently.
  • Oculé, quick-sighted; circumsp••••.
  • Ode, a way; also Diers Woad; so a poetical Ode, or Song.
  • Odelette, Odette, a small, or sh Ode.
  • Odoration, as odorement.
  • Odoré, smelt, scented.
  • Odorement, a smelling, or scent∣ing.
  • Odorer, to smell, or scent.
  • Odorifique, odoriferous.
  • Oe, the voice wherewith Carters use to stop their horses.
  • Oeconomat, Stewardship, (but e∣specially of a Church-living.)
  • Oedemateux, full of (or subject un∣to) a stegmatick and painless swelling.
  • Oedeme, a painless, waterish, and stegmatick swelling.
  • Oedipodique, as jambe Oedipodi∣que, a lame, or gouty leg.
  • Oeilladette, a pretty wink.
  • Oeilladier, belonging to the eye, or look; also eying often affectionate∣ly or wantonly.
  • Oeillage de vin, the filling up of leakie Wine-vessels.
  • Oeillarder, to cast amorous looks.
  • Oeillé, full of eyes, like a Peacocks tail; also filled up as a leaking vessel.
  • Oeiller les vins, to fill up Wine-ves∣sels which have leaked.
  • Ocillres, as bride a oeilleres, a bridle with eye-flaps for a Fore-horse.
  • Oeilleton, a Pink, or small Gilli-flower; also a little bud.
  • Oeiller, (Adj.) of, or belonging to an eye.
  • Oeillieres, the eye-teeth, or tushes.
  • Oesipe, the filth and sweaty greasi∣ness of wool growing on the flank and shoulders of a sheep.
  • Oeson, the weason, or Throat-pipe.
  • Oest, the East-wind, or Coast.
  • Oestre Junonique, a gad-bee, or dun fly.
  • Oeuf molette, an Omelet, or Pan∣cake of eggs.
  • Oeuvance, Oeuve, the row, or spawn of a fih.
  • Offendre, to offend, or displease.
  • Offenfement, an offending, or dis∣pleasing.
  • Offensible, offensive.
  • ...Offux, ••••ppy, full of lumps or gob∣bes.
  • Officiux, officious, ready to serve n.
  • Officine, a shop, or work house.
  • Offraye, an Osprey.
  • ...••••••cation, su tion, a dimming, 〈…〉〈…〉.
  • ...〈…〉〈…〉 harp taste-plea∣ 〈…〉〈…〉
  • ...O•••••••••• ••••gress, or Gun-bullet in 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
  • O••••e, crastness, indisposition.
  • Ohié, craste, indisposed.
  • Ohier, to make sickly, or craste.
  • Oignement, an anointing; an oint∣ment.
  • Oignoncettes, Chives, Rush-oni∣ons.
  • Oignonnerie, for oignoniere, a plot, or garden of onions.
  • Oignonnet, the Onion-apple, or pear.
  • Oignonnette, a wilde onion.
  • Oillet, as oeillet in the N. D.
  • Oince, a hawks pounce; a hook; a hand, or fist; an Ounce, or Linx.
  • Oinct, for oing, hogs-grease.
  • Oingtereule, Sicklewort, Carpenters herb.
  • Oingture, as Oignement.
  • Oinse, as oince.
  • Oisel, for oiseau, a bird.
  • Oiseler, to fall a birding, or fly at birds, like an ill-made hawk.
  • Oiselerie, Oiseliere, a fowling, or bird-hunting; also a cage for birds, a coop for fowl.
  • Oisivement, idly.
  • Oistre, for huitre, an oistr.
  • Oistriere, as huistriere.
  • Oleagineux, oyly, full of oyl; also of an Olive, or Olive-tree.
  • Oleaginité, oyliness, or an oyly sub∣stance.
  • Oleastre, a wilde olive-tree.
  • Olecrane, the end or tip of the el∣bow; also the elbow it self.
  • Oleeux, oyly, full of oyl.
  • Oliban, Frankincense in drops.
  • Oliette, poppy, chesbols.
  • Oligophore, Vin oligophore, weak,

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  • or small wine, such as can bear but little water.
  • Olivaire, of an olive, like an olive.
  • Olivot, a great olive.
  • Olle, a seething pot.
  • Ollonnes, as aulonnes.
  • Olmeau, a young, or little elm.
  • Olometre, an Instrument wherewith all kinde of dimensions are measu∣red.
  • Olonne, canvas for the sail of a ship; also the sail it self.
  • Olphe, the Mat-rush, or Mat-weed.
  • Omaille, great cattle.
  • Omase, the thick and fatty part of a Bullocks paunch; a fat tripe, or chitterling.
  • Ombilic, as Umbilic.
  • Ombilical, as Umbilical.
  • Ombrageusement, obscurely, darkly; also jealously, skittishly.
  • Ombraire, an umbrello, or sha∣dow.
  • Ombreux, shading, full of shade.
  • Ombriere, an Ʋmbrello.
  • Ombroyer, to shadow.
  • Omioteleftes, alike-sounding clau∣ses.
  • Omitton, a furred Ornament worn by Canons.
  • Omniforme, of all shapes.
  • Omnigene, of all kindes; also most kinde.
  • Omnimode, of every way; also in∣finite in means.
  • Omnipotence, omnipotency.
  • Omnipotent, omnipotent.
  • Omoplates, the shoulder-blades.
  • Omphacin, huyle omphacin, oyl made of green or unripe olives.
  • Omusse, as omitton.
  • Onagrier, of a wilde ass. Le pas onagrier, a very swift pace.
  • On, ever, at any time; also ne∣ver.
  • Oncial, of, or belonging to an ounce, weighing as much as an ounce. Lettres onciales, huge Letters.
  • Oncles, for ongles, nails.
  • Oncques, never.
  • Onctuosité, oyliness.
  • Ond, d'ond, whence, whereby.
  • Ondé, waved; surging, waving; also streaked, wrought, or cut like waves.
  • Ondée, a great and sudden fall of rain; a power of rain.
  • Ondelé, as ondé.
  • Ondeler, to run, to pour down by waves; or as onder.
  • Ondelette, a little wave.
  • Onder, to wave; to make plaits, or streaks like waves; to work, or flourish with waves.
  • Ondette, as ondelette.
  • Ondoyement, a surging, or waving; also a dangling, or a gentle mo∣ving in the wind.
  • Oneraire, of burden. Nefs one∣raires, ships of burden.
  • Onereux, onerous, burdensome, heavy.
  • Onglade, a scratch with the nails.
  • Onglé, nailed; also scratched, or marked with a nail.
  • Ongler, to scratch, or mark with a nail.
  • Onglet, a little nail.
  • Onguentaire, of, or belonging to oyntments. Gland onguentaire, the aromatical nut or fruit where∣of the Perfumers oyl of Benne is made.
  • Onicocrite, a judger of dreams.
  • Onicocritique, judging of dreams.
  • Oniropole, an expounder of dreams.
  • Onitide, wilde (or grove) marjoram.
  • Onocrotal, a swan-like bird that brays like an ass; or as Gout-treuse.
  • Onogire, loose-strife, willow-herb.
  • Onomantie, divination by names; also the skill of repeating many names by the art of memory.
  • Onomatopose, the feigning of a name, or a word made by a cer∣tain sound.
  • Onothomantie, divination by a mans name.
  • Onques, never. Onques-mais, ne∣ver, at no time. Onques-puis, never after, at no time after.
  • Onse des doigts, the fingers ends un∣der the nails.
  • Onyche, the gem called an Onyx.
  • Onymantie, divination by oyl and wax.
  • Onzain, a small coyn worth 11 d. Tourn.
  • Opacité, obscurity, gloominess.
  • Ophiase, a sore, which fretting the skin of childrens heads, makes their hair fall off in divers pla∣ces.
  • Ophioctene, a kinde of the many-legged Scolopendra, and a mortal enemy to Serpents.
  • Ophiogene, the wilde Parship, or Harts-fodder.
  • Ophite, a kinde of marble spotted like a Serpent.
  • Ophraye, for Orfraye, an Osprey.
  • Ophthalmiste, the uttermost skin of whose eye is inflamed.
  • Opineur, an Opiner, one that deli∣vers his opinion.
  • Opiniastrie, Opiniastrise, obstinacy, stubbornness.
  • Opistographes, papers written up∣on on both sides.
  • Opobalsame, Opobasme, opobalsa∣mum, the gum or liquor which issueth from the wounded Balsam-tree.
  • Opocalpase, a kinde of poyson where∣with myrrhe is too often sophisti∣cated.
  • Oportet, it ought, it must.
  • Opportunément, opportunely, seaso∣nably.
  • Opportunité, opportunity, seasona∣bleness.
  • Oppresse, oppression.
  • Oppressé, oppressed.
  • Oppresser, to oppress.
  • Opprobrier, to shame, to rebuke, to check; to cast in the dish, or twit in the teeth.
  • Oppugnateur, an oppugnator, or as∣saulter.
  • Oppugnation, oppugnation, assault; open resistance.
  • Oppugné, oppugned, assaulted; o∣penly resisted.
  • Oppugner, to oppugne, or assault; openly to resist.
  • Opter, to chuse; also to wish.
  • Opthalmie, for Ophthalmie in the N. D.
  • Option, option, election, choice; al∣so a wish, or desire.
  • Opulentement, for opulemment, opulently, richly, abundantly.
  • Opuscule, a little work, a small Book, or Treatise.
  • Oraculeux, Oracle-like, true as the Gospel, infallible.
  • Orade, the Guilt-head (a Sea-fish.)
  • Orager, a tempest to rise.
  • Oraprimes, now at length.
  • Oration, an Oration.
  • Orbe, (Adj.) blinde, sightless; al∣so dark, without light. Coup orbe, a dry blow, a blow that neither makes overture nor fet∣ches bloud.
  • Orbiculaire, orbicular, circular, round.
  • Orbiculairement, orbicularly, cir∣cularly, globe-like.
  • Orbiere, a blinding-board, or head-board, hung before the eyes of an unruly beast.
  • Orbitaire, belonging, or like unto the Orbite.
  • Orbité, Orphanism, lack of Parents; also want of Children; any lack, or want.
  • ...

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  • Orbite, the hole, or seat of the eye. L'orbite d'une poulie, the mor∣taise wherein the shiver of a pully runs.
  • Orchades, great ships; also a kinde of great fishes, mortal enemies to Whales.
  • Orchal, Wire.
  • Orche, à orche, on the left hand.
  • Orchenie, a transposing.
  • Orches, as Orchades.
  • Orchestre, the Senators or Noble∣mens places in a Theatre, between the stage and common seats; also the stage it self.
  • Ord, filthy, nasty, foul.
  • Ordelot, sullied, stained.
  • Ordement, filthily, nastily, dirtily.
  • Ordi, as Ourdi in the N. D.
  • Ordinateur, as Ordonnateur in the N. D.
  • Ordinatif, ordering.
  • Ordir, to defile, or as Ourdir in the N. D.
  • Ordisseure, a defiling; or as Our∣dissure in the N. D.
  • Ordon, a sloven, a nasty fellow; al∣so the rank or row which a Rea∣per hath undertaken to go on in.
  • Ordonnément, orderly, fitly.
  • Ordonneur, an ordainer, appointer, or commander; also an orderer, or disposer of things.
  • Ordonques, seeing then.
  • Ordoyer, to defile.
  • Ordre de vay, the name of a very small apple.
  • Oré, prayed unto, besought, implored. Le Jeudy & Vendredy orez, Holy-thursday, Good-friday.
  • Oreiller, (a Verb) to hearken, to listen.
  • Oreillere, an Earwig.
  • Oreillet, an Ear-ring; also the ear, piece of an Helmet, &c. the flap or piece that covers the ear.
  • Oreillette, a little ear; also an ear∣ring, or small toy to hang at the ear.
  • Oreilleur, a hearkener, or listener.
  • Oreilleure, an Ear-ring.
  • Oreillier, for oreiller, a Pillow.
  • Orendroit, now, about this time.
  • Orer, to pray.
  • Ores, now, at this time.
  • Orfanité, Orphanism, the state of an Orphan.
  • Orfanté, as Orfanité; also want of Children.
  • Orfaverisé, Orfavrisé, as Orfevrisé in the N. D.
  • Orfavrerie, for Orsevrerie, the Gold∣smiths trade.
  • Orfenin, for Orphelin, an Orphan.
  • Orfevré, for orfevrisé, wrought with Goldsmiths work.
  • Orfevresse, a Goldsmiths wife, a Woman-goldsmith.
  • Orfevreux, furnished with, or work∣ing Goldsmiths work; also full of Goldsmiths.
  • Orfevrie, for Orfevrerie, the Gold∣smiths trade.
  • Orfres, buds.
  • Organique, organical, instrumental, used as a means.
  • Organiste, (Adj.) as organique.
  • Orgasme, an extream fit of anger.
  • Orgée, Barley-greel.
  • Orgeol, for orgelet, a long wart resembling a barley-corn, and growing on the edge or corner of an Eye-lid.
  • Orgie, a fathom.
  • Orgies, the sacrifice of Bacchus.
  • Orgoose, as Licisque orgoose, a salt bitch.
  • Orguilleux, as orgeol.
  • Orgueilli, grown proud, or state∣ly.
  • s'Orgueillir, to grow proud, or stately.
  • Oribus, as Compere d'oribus, a superficial, or hollow-hearted friend. Pouldre d'oribus, pow∣der of projection, or of the Philo∣sophers stone; any cousening, or jugling powder.
  • Orichal, for archal, Wyre.
  • Oriere, as orée.
  • Oriflam, Oriflambe, as Oriflame in the N. D.
  • Oriflant, an Elephant.
  • Orige, the Orix, a fierce and cruel wilde beast.
  • Originalement, Originellement, o∣riginally.
  • -Orillier, for oreiller, a pillow,
  • Orillons, as oreillons in the N. D.
  • Orin, golden, of gold.
  • Orine, for origine, origine.
  • Oriol, as oriot.
  • Orion, for horion, a great blow up∣on ones head or neck.
  • Oriot, a highaw, or witwall.
  • Oripeau, base (leaf, or false) gold, Painters gold, such gold as is laid on hangings of leather, &c.
  • Oripilation, as horripilation.
  • Orizon, for horizon, the Horizon.
  • Orlement, a hemming, or selvedging.
  • Orlet, a little hem, or selvedge.
  • Ormaire, for armoire, a Cupboard.
  • Ormeteau, for ormeau, a little, or young Elm-tree.
  • Orne, the furrow made by a Plough, the deep rut or track made by a Cart-wheel in the ground. Il con∣duisit sourdement cette orne, he carried this business very closely.
  • Ornément, neatly, finely.
  • Orneomantie, divination by the mo∣ving of birds.
  • Ornier, full of ruts, worn by many tracts.
  • Ornithogalon, star of Bethlehem, (an herb.)
  • Oroer, for oratoire, an Oratory.
  • Orologeur, for horloger, a Clock (or Watch) maker.
  • Oroscope, for horoscope, ones Na∣tivity.
  • Orpeau, as oripeau, or as
  • Orpel, silver and by-gold, a kinde of leaf-tin, used in the silvering over of trifles for children.
  • Orphanité, as Orfanité.
  • Orphe, a kinde of dainty Sea-ruff, or Sea-pearch.
  • Orphée, as Orphie.
  • Orphelinage, the state of an Orphan.
  • Orphie, the Hornbeck, or Gar-fish.
  • Orpigment, for orpiment, orpiment.
  • Orpimenter, to mingle, or colour with orpiment.
  • Orprimes, now at length.
  • Orque, as Ourque in the N. D.
  • Orthogoine, Orthogonal, right-cor∣nered.
  • Orthopnoïque, one whose light-pipes are so obstructed that he cannot breath but when he holds his neck upright.
  • Ortié, nettled, pricked, or stung with nettles.
  • Ortier, to nettle, to prick or sting with nettles.
  • Ortieur, a nettler.
  • Ortigue, the Sea-nettle.
  • Ortrail, a Privy.
  • Orval, an inconveniency; also as Orvale, the herb Clary.
  • Orvaris, for hourvari, the doubtings of a pursued Deer.
  • Orver, Orvier, a Snake.
  • Oscines, singing birds; those espe∣cially which presage ought by their singing.
  • Oscitation, a gaping, or yawning; idleness, or negligence.
  • Oseraye, a grove, or ground of O∣siers.
  • Osereux, full of, made with Osiers.
  • Oseur, a hater, loather, detester.
  • Osiereux, as osereux.
  • Osmonde, osmund.
  • Ossailler, to set, or work with bone.
  • Ossaillerie, bone-work; bone-stuff; also a working with bone.
  • Ossas, a great thick bone.
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  • Ossé, bony, made of bone.
  • Ossee, as lossee.
  • Osset, for osselet, a little bone.
  • Ost, as host.
  • Ostade, the stuff woosted. A demi ostade, cut in panes, &c. like a Spanish-leather Jerkin.
  • Ostadine, sattin of Cypres.
  • Ostage, for hôtage, hostage.
  • Ostager, as hostager.
  • Ostarde, a Bustard.
  • Ostel, as hôtel in the N. D.
  • Ostement, a removing, or taking a∣way.
  • Ostenseur, the index, or hand of an Astrolabe.
  • Ostension, a shewing.
  • Ostentateur, an ostentator, a brag∣ger.
  • Ostentatrice, a boasting woman.
  • Oste-vent, a porch, or portal contri∣ved; a piece of cloth hung or set before a door to keep off the wind; also a Penthouse.
  • Ostiere, a Spittle, or Hospital.
  • Ostize, a rent-hen, &c. paid or deli∣vered in lieu of a dwelling house.
  • Ostracisme, ten years banishment, wherewith the Athenian state allayed the immoderate power of their great men.
  • Ostruce, for autruche, an Ostridge.
  • Otarde, a Bustard
  • Otardeau, a young Bustard.
  • Otruche, Masterwort, false Pellitory of Spain.
  • Ottelles, Ottels (in blazon.)
  • Ouaille, a sheep.
  • Ouaine, a sheath.
  • Ouaire, a great leather-bottle for oyl or drink to be kept or carried in.
  • Ouän, a glove; also the last year.
  • Ouärir, for guerir, to cure.
  • Ovation, a small Triumph granted to a Roman Commander that had got a bloodless victory.
  • Ouäzon, as glazon.
  • Oubier, the sap, white, or softest part of wood subject to worm-eat∣ing.
  • Oublayerie, the making of wa∣fers,
  • Oublayeur, a Wafer-maker.
  • Oubliages, certain annual rents due unto some particular Canons of Nostre Dame de Gracay en Ber∣ri.
  • Oubliance, oblivion, forgetfulnes.
  • Oubliant, oblivious, forgetful.
  • Oubliette, a dungeon or close room under ground for hainous Male∣factors.
  • Oublieur, a Wafer-maker; also as oubliant.
  • Oublition, forgetfulness.
  • Ouche, the name of a fertile Vine; a notch; a spot of ground reser∣ved near to a house, for the sowing of Beans, Pease, or Hemp in.
  • Oudre, as ouaire.
  • Ouë, for oie, a goose.
  • Oueille, a sheep.
  • Ouëlle, the River-smelt.
  • Ovent, a penthouse.
  • Over, to lay an egg.
  • Ouëre, as ouaire.
  • Ouïdire, a report, or hear-say.
  • Ouïltre, as ouaire.
  • Ouïr, for ouïe, the sense of hear∣ing.
  • Ouldre, as ouaire; also the Ork (a Sea-monster, and the Whales natural enemy.)
  • Oule, a surge, or great wave of the Sea; also a great Earthen-pot.
  • Oulme, for orme, an Elm.
  • Oulot, a kinde of brass, or copper, fit to make Ordnance of.
  • Oulque, a Hulk.
  • Oultragement, an outraging, wrong∣ing, abusing.
  • Oultrageur, an outrager, wronger, abuser.
  • Oultrebord, exceedingly, beyond the bounds of.
  • Oultrecouler, to surround, or over∣flow.
  • Oultrecuidamment, over-weening∣ly, or presumptuously.
  • Oultrecuidance, an over-weening, presumption, pride, arrogan∣cy.
  • Oultrecuidé, over-weening, presum∣ptuous, self-conceited.
  • s'Oultrecuider, to over-ween, to pre∣sume, or to think too well of him∣self.
  • Oultréement, through and through; also extreamly, exceedingly, beyond all measure.
  • Oultrefendre, to cleave asunder.
  • Oultrefendu, cloven asunder.
  • s'Oultremarcher, to over-reach in pacing.
  • Oultre-naturel, supernatural, beyond nature.
  • Oultrepasse, an excess, or transgressi∣on; an eminency, or eminent thing; a surpassing. L'oultre passe des Advocats, the best or most eminent Lawyer.
  • Oultrepassement, a surpassing, ex∣ceeding, excelling; an eminency; overpassing, outgoing; also a proceeding, or marching for∣ward.
  • Oultrepercé, pierced, thrust, or struck through.
  • Oultrepercer, to pierce, thrust, or strike through.
  • Oultreplus, a surplusage, or over∣plus.
  • Oultreplus, (Adv.) furthermore, moreover.
  • Oultrepreux, extreamly vali∣ant.
  • Oultrer, to pierce, thrust, or strike through; to run through and through. Oultrer une journée, to fight from morning till night, or to fight a battle out.
  • Ourague, the channel, or conduit, whereby the urine of an unborn Infant hath passage.
  • Ourche, the game at Tables called Lurch.
  • Ourlé, for orlé, hemmed.
  • Ourler, Ourreler, to hem.
  • Ourlet, a hem.
  • Oursal, of, or belonging to a Bear.
  • Oursé, as Dehouse.
  • Ourseau, Ourselet, Ourset, a little, or a young Bear.
  • Oursette, a young or little She∣bear.
  • Oursillon, a very little Bear.
  • Oursin, the Sea-bear, a kinde of Tunny.
  • Oursin, (Adj.) bear-like, of or be∣longing unto bears.
  • Oursonne, as Oursette.
  • Ousclage, that which a contracted man gives to his affianced or fu∣ture wife.
  • Ousteron, Outeron, a Reaper, or Mower; a Hinde, or Hireling, onely for the Harvest-time or work.
  • Outillemens, moveables, houshold-furniture or implements.
  • Outin, as Autin.
  • Outre, (Subst.) the Ork; (a Sea-fish) also a Borrachoe; or as ouaire.
  • Outre, (Adj.) over-ripe.
  • Ouvré, wrought,
  • Ouvrée, the eighth part of a Bur∣gundian Journau.
  • Ouvrer, to work, do, act, or endeavour. Il ouvre sagement n cet affaire, he carries him∣self discreetly in this business. Le temps ouvre, time works (or wears) out every thing.
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  • Ouvreur, an opener.
  • Ouvroir, a Work-house, or shop to work in.
  • Ouystre, for huitre, an oyster.
  • Oxicrat, as oxycrat.
  • Oxiderrique, sharpening, or clear∣ing the fight.
  • Oxirrhodin, a liquid medicine of vinegar and Rose-water, apply∣ed to the heads of frentick peo∣ple.
  • Oxisacre, syrup made of vinegar and sugar.
  • Oxugone, sharp, angled.
  • Oxycedre, the crimson, or prickly Cedar.
  • Oxycrat, a potion of vinegar ming∣led with water.
  • Oyard, a gander.
  • Oye, grand'oye, great store.
  • Oyon, a green (or young) goose.
  • Oyre, an oyl-budget.
  • Oyseille, for oseille, sorrel.
  • Oyzeau, for oiseau, a bird.
  • Oyzelerie, as Oyselerie.
  • Oz, for os, a bone.
  • Ozane, the name of an apple.
  • Ozene, a stinking sore, or Ʋlcer in the Nose; also a kind of rank smelling Percountrel fish, that feeds on oysters, and is fed on by lampreys.
  • Ozer, for oser, to dare.
  • Ozeraye, a Grove of oziers.
  • Osereux, full of oziers; also of ozi∣er, of wicker.
  • Ozier, for osier, the ozier, or water-willow tree.
  • Oziere, a withy twig.
  • Ozme, a kind of sink, or pipe, ser∣ving to convey away filth.
  • Ozymel, as Oximel in the N. D.
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