A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Oliuere], sb. olive-yard, C2.—Late Lat. olivarium (Ducange).

[ Oluhnen], v. to flatter, S.

[ Oluhnung], sb. blandishment, flattery; olhnunge, dat., S.

[ Olyfaunte], sb. elephant, Cath., Voc.; olefawnt, Voc.; oliphant, S3; olifant, WA; ollivant, HD; olyfaunce, pl., HD.—OF. olifant, elephant, ivory, ivory horn, also elefant; Lat. elephantem; Gr. ἐλέφας (-αντα).

[ On], prep. on, at, in, among, of, S, S2, S3, C2, WW; one, S; onne, S; a, S, S2, C2, PP; o, S, S2, H; an, S, S2, PP.—AS. an, on.

[ On], num. one, S, S2; see [Oon].

[ On-], prefix (1), standing for [On, prep.]

[ On-], prefix (2), standing for AS. and-, against, in return, toward.—AS. on-, ond-, and-, Goth. and-, anda-; cp. OHG. ant- (ent-).

[ On-], prefix (3), with negative force; see [Un- 1].

[ On-], prefix (4), before verbs; see [Un- 2].