(a) A side of something; lateral face; the wall of a city or a room; the circumference of a wheel; the surface of the earth; also fig.; auter ~, a side of an altar; (b) one of the lateral surfaces of an object having little thickness; the surface of water; bak ~ [see also bak-side n.]; wombe ~, the front side of an astrolabe; (c) an edge; a boundary line; (d) bi his sides, adjacent to it; bi the ~, to the sides, to the side, laterally; from) ~ to ~, from on ~ to an other, from side to side, laterally across; from a (the) ~, from the side, ?from outlying areas; in hous ~, next to or near the house [cp. 3b.]; on ~, aside, to the side; loken o ~, to look askance, look sideways [cp. aside adv.2.(b)].

(a) A side of the human body, or of a part of the body, esp. between the shoulder and the thigh; also fig.; also in proverb; also, with ref. to conception or birth: the loins, womb; hondes under sides, arms akimbo; right (lift) ~, the right (left) side of the body; also, right (left) hand [see also right adj.2.(b); under ~, at (one's) waist or hips; (b) a side of Christ's body; (c) the flank; -- usu. pl.; (d) a side of an animal's body; also fig.; also, the side of an animal butchered for cooking; on ~, sidesaddle; (e) at ~, of a garment: along the portion clothing the sides; (f) in phrases: ~ and (bi, to) ~, side by side; at his swithere ~, beside him to the right; at the right ~ of moises, on (upon) his faderes right ~, beside Moses (his father) to the right [see also right adj.2.(d)]; bi here (thin) ~, in their (thy) company; bi his ~, in his company; also, on his person on one side; also, beside him; from ~ to ~, to and fro; in min lift (right) ~, in my left (right) hand; nexte his ~, beside him; on either ~ (hem, to either side (of them; on hire other ~, beside her on the other side; on his ~, beside him; on lift ~, on one's person on the left side; also, to the left [see also lift adj.1.(a)]; on right ~, to the right; on that other ~, on one's other side; on the (upon that) on ~..on the (upon that) other ~, on one side..on the other; drauen doun on ~, to droop to one side; turnen on that other ~, turn away.

A part of a thing near its edge; an area of land near the boundary, a border region; the border of a land; also, the flank of a battle formation [quot.: a1450(1408)]; bed ~.

In topographical or geographical terms, esp. as second element in cpds. & combs.: (a) a slope, declivity, hillside; ~ of mount sinai, etc.; banke (hille, hilles, rokke) ~ [see also hille n.4.(a)]; (b) the shore of a body of water, a riverbank, etc.; ~ of a brok (the flod), etc.; rivere (brok, bourne, bournes, flum, riveres, etc.) ~ [see also river(e n.1.(e)]; se ~ [see se n.(1) 1b.(a)]; water (haven) ~; (c) forest(es ~ [see forest n.3.(a)]; ker (orchard, shaue, wildernesse, wode, wodes) ~, the outskirts of a thicket, an orchard, a wood, etc.; (d) lane (lanes, strete) ~, a lane (street) or its adjacent area; (e) the outskirts of a city; bi kardife ~, near Cardiff.

An area, a region, district.

(a) One of two parts, positions, or directions considered as opposites or as complementary; also, a half part; right (lift, est, west, etc.) ~ [see also right adj.2. (a), (d) & lift adj.1.(a)]; (b) in the on ~..in the other; on ~..the (that) other ~; on) the tother ~; the (that) on (other) ~, the ton ~; this (that) ~; etc. [see also other adj.6.(a)]; (c) bothe side(s; ech (either) ~; (d) this (either, the other) ~, this (either, the other) side of (sb. or sth.); on this ~ god, fig. on this side of God, in worldly affairs.

Fig. (a) One of two contrasting or complementary abstractions, positions, dispositions, eventualities, etc.; (b) one of two aspects of a subject; one side of a question or dispute; in min ~; in on ~..in other ~; in) that other ~, on (the) other ~, on (upon) that other ~, etc.

(a) An area on one or another side of a topographical feature; (b) a period of time before or after an identified event; the period this side of eternal life, earthly existence [last quot.]; this ~, before (Easter, a specified feast day, etc.).

(a) One of several parts, positions, or directions determined by some center of reference; sides of north, northern regions [cp. sense 4.]; bak ~ [see bak-side n.2.]; ech (everi) in his ~, each his own way; est (west, north, south) ~, eastern (western, etc.) part or direction; in the north ~, to the north; on the somer ~, of the sonne ~, to the south; on the north (west) ~ of, to the north (west) of (sth.) [see also est n.5a.(r) & north adj.1.(a)]; (b) bi ech (ech a, everi) ~, in ech (everi) ~, on every side; in other ~, in other districts; o mani ~, on alle sides, everywhere; on sides sere, in many places; also, in all ways; on ani ~, anywhere near (a city); on ech ~, all around (sb.); on everi ~, all around, everywhere; also, to everyone; also, by everyone; on everi a ~, by everyone; on som ~, somewhere; (c) in (on) no ~, nowhere; on (up) ~, to the side, aside, away; in what ~, on) what-ever ~, wherever.

One of several aspects of a subject; in (on) other sides, in other respects; on everi ~, on alle side(s, in all respects, altogether, entirely.

(a) One of two opposing armed hosts, one side in a battle; also fig.; troie ~; (b) one of two parties to a dispute, contract, negotiation, contest, etc.; one of two contrasting groups; one of two antiphonal choirs; in (on, upon) ~, on (a person's, God's) side; (c) a line of descent, side of a family; fader(es ~, moder(es ~ [see also moder 8.(d)].

Interest, concern; regard, point of view; on (bi, for, in, of, upon) ~, for (a person's, God's) part; as regards (sb. or sth); of ~ of, with regard to (sb.); on alle sides, on everi ~, in every respect, from all points of view; on ani ~, in any respect, at all; on (upon) no ~, in no respect, by no means, not at all.

?A branch or fork of a fistula.

In cpds. & combs.: (a) ~ aleie, the side aisle in a church; ~ auter, an altar to the side of the main altar; ~ benche, a bench set parallel to the side of a hall; ~ bond, a collateral covenant; ~ bord, q.v.; ~ bough, a bough of a tree stretching out to the side; (b) ~ compaignie, a company of reserve troops; ~ corner, ?the part of a palm leaf close to its stem; ~ coste, a neighboring district; ~ coster (doser), a side curtain or hanging for a chamber or a bed; ~ half, a side of the body; ~ half circumstaunces (materes), tangential circumstances (matters); on ~ half, apart, aside; (c) ~ harneis, ? = ~ rop [see sense (d)]; ~ helpere, a troop of reserves; ~ hirne, a sequestered nook; ~ hous, ?a structure beside a main structure; ~ ilond, an adjacent island; ~ lane, a byway; ~ langage, a language spoken in an adjacent area; ~ lokere, a name for the hare; ~ lokinge, a side glance; (d) ~ rasen (wiver), a wallplate on a side wall; ~ rop (trais), a trace for a horse; ~ table, a table to the side of the high table, running along the side of the hall for those of lower status; ~ tre, a post in a side wall; ~ wal (wough), a wall forming the side of a structure, a side wall; ~ wei, q.v.; ~ wind, a wind blowing from a direction other than one of the cardinal points of the compass; also, a wind abeam of a ship; ~ windoue, a window in a side wall; (e) ~ thwert, diagonally across (sth.); sides-lepis, q.v.; to the lift ~ ward, to the left.

In surnames and place names [see Smith PNElem.2.122].