Notwithstanding, not withstanding—that is, not standing against. The with has in this word the old sense of against.
Nurse, one who nourishes (Fr. nourrice).
Nutmeg = musk-nut. M. E. note-muge, O. Fr. muge, musk. Lat. muscus.
Offal, waste, part of anything, refuse. Literally ‘what falls off.’
Offing, the sea far off from the land. Compare off-scouring; offset; offshoot; and offspring.
Onset, a setting or rushing on or upon.
Orchard = wort-yard, wort or herb-yard, or garden.
Ostrich, through O. Fr. ostruche, from Lat. avis struthio, ostrich bird; Gr. struthion, an ostrich.
Outlaw, one out of the protection of the law.
Pastime, that which serves to pass away the time.