Nout, Nouth, Nouht, _n._ or _adv._ S. not, naught, nothing, not at all, 249, 505, 566, 648, 1733, 2051, 2822. _Nowt_, _Nowth_, 770, 2168, 2737. Nouthe. _See_ Note. Noyþer. _See_ Neyþer. Nu. _See_ Nou. Numen. _See_ Nime. Nytte. _v._ S. make use of, require for use, 941. A.S. _nyttian_, _neotan_, G. _nützen_, Du. _nutten_. O. _See_ On. Of, _prep._ S. off, 130, 216, 603, 857, 1850, 2444, 2626, 2676, 2751, &c. _Of londe_, out of the land, 2599. Sir Tr. Offe, _prep._ S. of, 435. _Of_, 436. Offrende, Dan. Fr. offering, 1386. Ofte, _adv._ S. often, 226, &c. Ok. _See_ Ek. On, _adj._ S. one, 425, 1800, 2028, 2263, &c. On, _in_ But on. _See_ But. On, _prep._ S. in, on. _On liue_, 281, 363, 694, 793 &c. _O liue_, 2865. _On two_, 471, 1823, 2730, in two; _a two_, 1413, 2643. _O londe_, 763, on, _or_ in land. _On knes_, 1211, 1302, 2710, on knees; _o knes_, 2252, 2796. _On brenne_, 1239, in flame, on fire. _O nith_, 1251, in the night. _On nithes_, 2048. _O worde_, 1349, in the world (_see_ Werd). _O mani wise_, 1713, in many a manner. _On gamen_, 1716, in sport. _On lesse hwile_, 1830, in less time. _O bok_, 2307, 2311, on the book. _Wel o bon_, 2355, 2525, 2571, strong of body. _Iuele o bone_, 2505, lean. _On hunting_, 2382. _O stede_, 2549, on steed. _Up-o the dogges_, 2596, on the dogs. From these examples, added to those which occur in every Glossary, it is evident the Sax. prep. _On_ was subsequently corrupted to _O_ and _A._ _See_ Tyrwh. and Jam. _A nycht_ in Barb. xix. 657, explained by the latter _one_ night, is according to the above rule _In the night_, as confirmed by l. 1251. Sir Tr. pp. 47, 114. R. Glouc. One, _adj._ S. alone, singly, 815, 936, 1153, 1710, 1742, 1973, 2433. There hue wonede al _one._ _K. Horn_, 80. _See_ Tyrwh. Gl., Chauc. v. _On_. Ones, _adv._ S. once, 1295. Onfrest, _v._ delay, 1337. From Su.-G. _fresta_, to delay, A.S. _firstan_, from Su.-Goth. _frest_ or _frist_, A.S. _fyrst_, a space of time. Cf. Dan. and Sw. _first_, a truce. _Frest_, delay, Barb. vii. 447. Onlepi. _See_ Anilepi. Onne, _prep._ S. on, 347, 1940. Onon, _adv._ S. anon, speedily, 136, 447, 1964, 2790. Ontil, _prep._ S. unto, for, 761. Or, _adv._ S. previously, before, 728, 1043, 1356, 1688, &c. _Or outh longe_, 1789, before any long time. Ore, _n._ S. favour, grace, mercy, 153, 211, 2443, 2797. Ich hadde of hire milse an _ore_. Hule and Nihtingale, l. 1081. Sir Tr. p. 24. K. Horn (ed. Lumby), 1509. _See_ Tyrwhitt’s Note on Chauc. C. T. 3724, and Ritson’s Note, Metr. Rom. V. iii. p. 263. A.S. _ár_. Ore, _n._ S. oar, 718, 1871, &c. _Ores_, _pl._ 711. Osed _for_ Hosed, 971. Oth, _n._ S. oath, 2009, 2272, &c. _Oþes_, _pl._ 2013, 2231, &c. Oþe _for_ Oþer, 861, 1986, 2970. Oþer, _conj._ S. either, or, 94, 674, 787, &c. _See_ Ayther. Oþer, _adj._ S. [_alter_] the other of two, second, 879. _þe oþer day_, 1755, the following day. Day hit is igon & _oþer_, Wiþute sail & roþer. _K. Horn_, ed. Lumby, 187.