(a) Of a gate or door: not closed; drawn up or back; of a chain used as a barrier: drawn back; of the eyelids: raised; (b) of a gateway or an entrance: not shut or barred, open; -- also used of a window, a hole in a wall, an aperture in the body, a suture of the skull; (c) of a room, shop, etc.: with the entrance unclosed; of a pit, well, or vessel: not covered; of a missive: unsealed; of a bag: not tied; of a hollow within the body: open; (d) of a surface of the body: broken, pierced, open; of the head: split open; of a garment: not closed; also, having slits; of a roof: having a hole or an opening; of the earth: gaping open; (e) of the eyes: open; seeing, watching; of the ears: open, listening; of the mouth: not closed; also, talking, talkative; with ~ mouth, with the mouth open; also, aloud, loudly, talkatively; baying loudly; oure mouth is ~ to you, we are frank with you; (f) of an incision, a wound, sore, or the mouth of a blood vessel: open; also, not healed.

(a) Unconfined; of a forest or a tomb: not enclosed, not fenced in; ~ se, the open sea, the high seas; ~ silk, ?silk that is not in bundles, loose silk; ~ air, outdoor air; under ~ air (heven), out-of-doors; (b) unobstructed; of a street, path, harbor, or battlefield: clear, unencumbered; of the mouth of a vessel: wide, large; (c) of the day: not obscured, clear; of sight or vision: unobstructed; ~ o (on), looking directly at (a place or landmark), as you come directly opposite (sth.); (d) of movement or ingress: free, unimpeded.

(a) Accessible; also, freely given; of a bitch: ?accessible to the males; (b) of the heart: ready and willing (to do sth.); ~ to, of the hands: ready and willing to perform (deeds of mercy); (c) ~ to, in danger of (sth.), liable to suffer (sth.).

(a) Of a part of the body: uncovered, bare; with ~ face, openly, confidently, fearlessly; with ~ her, bareheaded; (b) of lands: exposed (to the sun, wind, etc.); (c) ~ quantite, the capacity of the stomach when empty; (d) of lace: plain; ?uncolored.

(a) Of a person: not doubled up; wide ~, stretched out flat on the back; (b) of a book: not closed, open; (c) of a rose: with petals fully spread, open.

Of a hound's chest: ?broad, ?smooth.

(a) Readily seen or perceived, visible; tangible; ~ homlines, a noticeable lack of manners; maken ~, to render (sth.) visible; (b) anat. ~ veine, a vein lying close to the skin, a visible vein; ~ arm, ~ place of the arm, prob. the surface of the inner angle of the elbow; ~ sheuinge, q.v.; (c) audible; with ~ voice (breth), aloud, loudly; (d) readily understood, clear, intelligible; maken ~, to clarify (sth.), explain, interpret; (e) frank, honest; of language: ?overly frank, crude, unseemly [quot.: a1450]; (f) obvious; ~ at eie, hit is ~, ~ hit is.

(a) Known; well-known, generally known, familiar; ~ tonge, familiar speech, common speech; maken ~, to make (sth.) known; refl. make oneself known (to sb., in someone's soul) [cp. John 14.21]; waxen ~, become widely known; (b) unconcealed, notorious, brazen, shameless; maken ~, to expose (an evil-doer); (c) done openly, performed in public; spoken publicly, given in public, held in public; not private; ~ dede, an overt act; ~ lif, life among the people, secular life; (d) of places, buildings, inns, taverns, shops, markets, fairs, etc.: open to the public; of things: displayed in public; of a document: publicly ratified; ~ hous(hold, open house, hospitality to all comers; ~ marchaundise, goods for sale to the general public; ~ notarie, a notary public; ~ wei, a public road; (e) ~ werre (bataille), open hostilities, formal warfare (as distinct from private feuds or sneak attacks); (f) known, recognized, recognizable.

In place name [see Smith PNElem. 2.55].