An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 582
/An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 582
NUMMYN, _part. pa._
1. Taken.
_Doug._
2. Reached, attained.
V. ~Nome~.
NUNREIS, _s._ A nunnery.
_b.e.l.l.e.n.den._
NURIS, _s._ A nurse.
V. ~Noyris~.
_To_ NUSE, _v. a._ To knead.
V. ~Knuse~.
O
O, _art._ One, for _a_.
_Sir Tristrem._
O, _s._ Grandson.
V. ~Oe~.
OAM, _s._ Steam, vapour.
Su. G. _em_, _im_, vapour.
OAT-FOWL, _s._ The name of a small bird, Orkn.
_Stat. Acc._
_To_ OBFUSQUE, _v. a._ To darken, Fr.
OBIT, _s._ A particular length of slate, Ang.
_To_ OBLEIS, OBLYSE, _v. a._ To bind, to oblige.
_Oblist_, part. pa. stipulated.
_Douglas._
OBLIUE, _s._ Oblivion.
_Douglas._
OBSERVE, _s._ A remark, S.
_Wodrow._
OCHIERN, _s._ One equal in dignity with the son of a Thane.
_Reg. Maj._
Gael. _oge-thierna_, the young lord.
OCKER, OCCRE, OKER, _s._
1. Usury.
2. Interest, even when legal.
_Abp. Hamiltoun._
Su. G. _ockr_, _okr_, increase, usury; Teut. _oecker_.
~Ockerer~, _s._ An usurer.
_Reg. Maj._
Sw. _ockrare_, id.
OCTIANE, _adj._ Belonging to the ocean.