The O section of Robert Cawdrey's 1604 dictionary A Table Alphabeticall.
Not content with a mere transcription, I have also translated Cawdrey's 400 year old English into modern E2 English, through a process involving the OED, much research and many educated guesses.
The main entries may appear in as many as five parts :
Original [Repaired] (Modern) <E2>
Original is exactly as it appears in Cawdrey.
Repaired swaps I with J, and U with V, as necessary for current alphabetic usage.
Modern gives the modern American spelling.
E2 removes plurals and verb endings and such, so it links to an existing node.
Each operation is performed on its left-hand neighbor. The results are omitted if nothing
changed. Only the rightmost word is hard-linked.
A leading (f) indicates French origin, a leading (g) indicates Greek origin.
Please msg me with any corrections or suggestions.
See Also
Main Entry,
Introduction,
A,
B,
C,
D,
E,
F,
G,
H,
I/J,
L,
M,
N,
O,
P,
Q,
R,
S,
T,
U/V
- Obdurate
- harden, or to make more hard
- (f) obeisance
- obedience
- obiect [object]
- laide, or set against, or that where on any thing resteth, or that where any thing is occupied, or set a worke
- oblation
- offering
- oblectation
- recreation, delight
- obliged <oblige>
- bound, or beholden
- oblique
- crooked, ouerthwart
- obliuious [oblivious]
- forfetfull
- obloquie (obloquy)
- euill report
- obnoxious
- faultie, subiect to danger
- obnubilate
- to make darke
- obscaene (obscene)
- bawdie, filthy, ribauldrie
- obscure
- darke, or cloudie
- obsequious
- seruiceable, readie at hand
- obseruant [observant]
- dutifull, full of diligent seruice
- obsession
- besieging, or compassing about
- obsolete
- olde, past date, growne out of vse or custome
- obstacle
- hinderance or let
- obstinate
- froward, stubberne, or stiffe in his owne opinion
- obstruction
- stopping, repressing
- obtestate <obtestation>
- humble, to beseech, or to call to witnesse
- obtrectation
- slaunder, euill report
- obtuse
- dull or blunt
- occidental
- belonging to the west
- occluding <occlude>
- shutting fast
- (f) occurrences <occurrence>
- occasions, things that offer themselues by the way
- (g) ocean
- the maine sea
- odious
- hateful, disdainfull
- odor
- smell, sent, or sauour
- odoriferous
- sweet smelling
- (g) oeconomicke (economic)
- things that pertaine to houshold affaires
- offensiue [offensive]
- giuing offence, offering wrong or displeasing
- officiall (official)
- belonging to an office
- officious
- dutifull, dilligent, very readie or willing to please
- (g) oligarchie (oligarchy)
- a Common-wealth, where two Princes equall haue all the authoritie
- oliuet [olivet]
- place of Oliues
- (f) ombrage (umbrage)
- shade, harbor, or bower to rest vnder
- ominous
- that signifieth some good, or ill lucke
- omit
- let passe, ouerslip
- omnipotent
- almightie, great, or high
- omni-scient (omniscient)
- knowing all things
- onerous
- burdenous, or chargeable
- onust (onus)
- loaden, ouercharged
- operation, operatiue [operative]
- working, or effect
- opinionate
- hauing a good opinion of, or standing on his owne opinion
- oportunitie (opportunity)
- fitnes, to any thing
- oppilation
- stopping
- oppose
- set againe
- opposite
- contrarie, or set euer against
- oppressed <oppress>
- grieued, or violently wronged
- opprobrious
- reprochfull, to taunt, reuile or vpbraide with bad speeches
- oppugne (oppugn)
- to labour against, to resist
- option
- choosing or wishing
- (g) oracle
- a speech or aunswere giuen from God
- oratorie (oratory)
- eloquent speech
- ordination
- ordeyning
- ordure
- dung, filth
- orfice (orifice)
- mouth
- originall (original)
- the first, or such as it was at the beginning
- (g) organe (organ)
- an instrument to doo any thing with
- ornament
- a decking, adorning, or trimming
- (g) orphant (orphan)
- a childe without parents
- ossicle
- bone
- (f) ostages (hostages) <hostage>
- pledges giuen and taken
- ostentation
- boasting
- (g) orthographie (orthography)
- true writing
- (f) ouerplus [overplus]
- more then needeth
- (f) outragious (outrageous)
- fierce, vnreasonable
See Also
Main Entry,
Introduction,
A,
B,
C,
D,
E,
F,
G,
H,
I/J,
L,
M,
N,
O,
P,
Q,
R,
S,
T,
U/V
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