As noun [remaining uses are adjectival]: (a) the number one, the numerical value of one; also, oneness, unity; (b) a written figure one; (c) the first day of the week or month; ~ of the clokke, one o'clock.

(a) In contrast with two, thre, etc.: one; of ~ harm two, to turn one harm into two; (b) first; parti ~, first part.

(a) One, only one, a single; at ~ char, at a single turn, all at once; mid ~ word, at a word ~, with a single word; (b) ones daies whil, one day's time; ones manes gilt, one man's sin; ones trees wastem, the fruit of one tree; (c) in compound numbers; ~ and twenti, ~ and thritieth, etc.; (d) with neg.: not even one, not a single; man never ~, no one at all; on ~ wise, in any manner at all; etc.; (e) in proverbs.

In phrases: (a) but ~ word, just a word, briefly; ~ short word, the idea in a nutshell; (b) but ~, ~ bare, ~ sole, ~..al-one, ~..and, only one; (c) but ~, savinge ~, except one; (d) in) ~ steven, with one voice, in unison; (e) al here ~ assent, the consent of all of them; as ~ man, as one man; at ~ assent, unanimous; of ~ accord, unanimous(ly; of ~ mod (wille), of one mind, united; with (bi, of) ~ assent, with ~ accord, all together, unanimously; ben ~, to be in agreement, be united; ~ entente, one purpose; ~ herte, ~ soule, ~ spirit, ~ wille; (f) of) ~ dai, for the space of one day; ones nightes, sufficient for one night; ~ night, for the space of one night; on ~ dai, in a single day; ~ single, one single; (g) ~..~ (other, one..another (other); (h) the (that, this) ~, his (hire, thin) ~; (i) ~ thing, one thing or object; one matter, one point.

Modifying a whole formed by the union of two or more persons or things; ~ bodi, ~ flesh, ~ chirche, ~ unite, etc.

Theol. (a) Three in one, the Trinity; ~ god, ~ fader, ~ being; thre ~, Trinity; (b) ~ god, Crist as true God and true man; (c) modifying divine attributes: ~ might, ~ wisdom, etc.

(a) To the exclusion of all others, only, alone; ~ drighten, the Lord only; maiden(es ~, only maidens; him (himself) ~, him (himself, itself) alone; also, all to himself [quot.: Lay.]; that ~, that alone; here ones dol, only the share allotted to themselves; here ones song (yong), the song (going) of themselves alone; thei thre ~, only those three; thurgh his ones deth, by the death of himself alone; ich (me, thou, the, he) ~, etc.; (b) in particular, especially; for him ~, especially for him; (c) unaccompanied, by oneself (itself, themselves), alone; him (hire, hem) ~, by himself (herself, themselves); bi him (hit, hem, theim) ~, etc.; bi hem-self ~, by themselves; also, separately [quot.: c1425]; we ~ two, we two by ourselves; bi theim ~ two, they two by themselves; ben ~, to be alone; (d) unaided, by oneself; he (him) ~, he (himself) unaided; hire ~, by her own unaided efforts; hit ~, it alone, it unaided; bi hit ~, by its own power; with his honde ~, with his single hand; with (mid) his ones might, by the power of himself alone; with his ones wit, by the intellect of himself alone; ben ~, to be unassisted; leven ~, leave (sb. to do sth.) unaided; thou ~, bi your-self ~, etc.

(a) Same, one and the same; at) ~ time, at the same time; of ~ heu, ones blees, of uniform color; ones lordes men, servants of the same master; ones weies, in the same direction; ~ and the same; (b) equal; (c) constant, unchanging; ~ stat, ~ kin stat, the same unchanged condition.

(a) A certain; at (on) ~ time, ~ char (sele, time), on a certain occasion, one time; ~ time, at one time, formerly [quot.: 1429-30]; ones kinnes, a certain kind; (b) with personal names: one, a certain; ~ arthur, one Arthur, a man named Arthur; ~ bernulf, one Bernulf, a certain Bernulf.