(a) Contrasted with two or twein: one; ~ flesh, one person; (b) as ordinal: first, the first; in ~ dai, on the first day.

(a) Only one, a single, one; in ~ time, at one time or season; of ~ dai him thinketh thre, one day seems to him as three; (b) with neg.: no more than one, not a single; no one; ~ dai ne ~ night, not a single day or a single night; ~ man ne, no one man; etc.

In phrases: (a) at ~ word, briefly, in short; but) ~ word, just a word, a brief message; (b) but ~, onli ~, ~ and no mo, no more than one, only one, but one; (c) in ~ steven (voice), at ~ saue, with ~ voice (mouth, noise, word), with one voice, in unison; at ~ blast, with one blast, in unison; (d) in ~ counseil, of ~ purpos, having but one purpose or intent; with ~ soule, in unity, with one accord; with (on) ~ wille, having one desire, in unity; unanimously; (e) ~ dai (night), for the space of one day (night); ~ dai, to suffice for one day [quot.: a1425]; of ~ yer, one year old; ~ single, only one, a single; (f) ~..other, ~..on other, ~..that (the) other; (g) the (this, that) ~; hire ~ fot, one of her feet; his ~ brother, one of his brothers; yon ~ tre, one tree yonder; ani ~ man (persoune), any one man (person); (h) ~ thing.

Theol. Three in one: (a) ~ god, One God; (b) ~ lord, ~ being of divinite.

(a) The same, one and the same; (b) of (on, upon) ~ dai, on the same day; in (on) ~ night, on the same night; at) ~ time, at once, at the same time; of ~ colour, of uniform color, not parti-colored; of ~ sute, of the same cut or fashion, alike in appearance; ~ same, one and the same, one identical; (c) unchanging, the same; (d) equal; equivalent.

A certain; ~ dai, in (at) ~ dai, on a certain day, one day; ~ time, on one occasion; ~ yer, during a certain unspecified year; ~ countre, a certain country, one of the countries; ~ judas, one man named Judas; etc.