ORTS, ORTENS—Leavings of food. Ah’ll nut eat thy orts. Also in form of Wots and Wottens.
OUT-BOWED, OUT-FACED, OUT-STOMACHED—Ye’ve oot-bowed me wi’ meat. Ah’s oot-fiased wi’ wark. He was oot-stomach’d wi’ t’ thowts on ’t.
OWER—Over; too; too much. In these ways “ower” has a wide range of usage.
OWERGAT—Overtook. They owergat huz afooar we gat hiam.
OWER-BLOWN—T’ sheep, peur things, knows aboot this when t’ elements is let lowse an’ t’ snow’s drivven like pooder, an’ they cronk thersels doon in a lowned spot an’ happen some o’ them nivver see dayleet again.
OWER-KESSEN—Dark; gloomy; cloudy. Gaan ta thunner an’ rain.
OWER-TUNE—Chorus. But chiefly used for some disagreeable memory that is constantly referred to. T’ ower-tune wi’ him allus was ’at he yance selt him a coo ’at hed pickt t’ cauf. T’ ower-tune wi’ some fooak is ’at they’re gaan ta t’ poor hoose.
OWER-PLUSH—What’s left. Ther’ll nin be seea mich owerplush o’ fodder t’ year, Ah’s thinken.
OWDER—Eyether, eether, ayder, or owder. Ye can sooart yan oot ’at suits.
OWT-SA—Any quantity. Hes ta owt sa mich bacca mair ner thoo’ll want.