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

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Orgel], sb. pride, SD; orhel, S; orgul, SD.—AS. orgel; cp. OF. orguel (Bartsch). Probably of Teut. origin; cp. OHG. ur-gilo, excessively, oppressively (Otfrid). ([Or-].)

[ Orient], sb. the East, S3, C2.—AF. orient Lat. orientem, the rising (sun).

[ Orientales], sb. pl. sapphires, P.

[ Orisoun], sb. prayer, orison, C, S2; ureisun, S; oreisouns, pl., S2; orisons, C3.—AF. oreison, (ur-), oraisun; Church Lat. orationem, prayer, from orare, to pray.

[ Orlege], sb. time-teller, JD; see [Orologe].

[ Orleger], sb. clock, dial, S3; orlager, JD. See above.

[ Or-mete], adj. immense, S.—AS. ormǽte.

[ Orologe], sb. time-teller, dial, clock, S3; orloge, Cath. (n); orlogge, C, CM; horologe, Voc.; orlege, JD; horlege, Cath., Prompt. (p. 120); orlage, Voc.—Lat. horologium; Gr. ὠρολόγιον; cp. F. horloge, Sp. relox (Minsheu).

[ Orped], adj. valiant, S2, HD, SD; orpud, Prompt.; orpid, HD; orpit, proud, also fretful, habitually chiding, JD; horpid, SD; horpyd, HD; orpede, HD; used as a descriptive personal name, Bardsley; horpede, Bardsley.

[ Orpedliche], adv. boldly, SD; orpedlich, HD; orpedli, SD.