Ordenaunse, Ordynaunce, n. ordinance, decree, law, XI a 15, b 100, &c.; preie oure ... ordynaunce, say the prayers we have appointed, XI b 38. [OFr. ordenance.]
Ordre, Order, -yre, n. order, rank, VIII a 159, XI b 20; pl. religious orders, XI a 61; the (nine) orders of angels, XVII 10; moderation, in holde þe ordyre of, keep the rule of, observe moderation in, IV b 22. [OFr. ordre.]
Orgon, n. diaphony; singing in two parts, XI b 138 (note). [OE. organ, song, from L. organum.]
Orysun, n. praying; yn orysun, at prayer, I 17. [OFr. oreisoun.]
Oritore, n. oratory, chapel, V 122. [OFr. oratour, infl. by prec.]
Orpedly, adv. actively, V 164. [OE. orped-līce.]
Ost, Host, n. (armed) host, army, II 290, X 43, 45; multitude, XIII a 32. [OFr. (h)ost, army.]
Oþeȝ, Othes, n. pl. oaths, V 55, XII b 44. [OE. āþ.]
Oþer(e), Other(e), -ir(e), -yre; Oder, XVII 160; Ouþer, I, (i) Adj., other, another, other kinds of, I 18, 258, IV b 16, 45, V 274, IX 227, XII b 170, XVII 298 (see Garn), &c.; Othre, pl. XII a 82, 136; many oþer folde, see Folde; othere gude, some other good (thing), IV b 9; oþer mani, many other, II 496; þat oþer, see Þe; þis othir daye, the other day, XVI 148. (ii) Pron. sg. another, some one (something) else, the other, I 101, II 324, VI 89, X 22 (see Aither), &c.; Oþereȝ, gen. sg. VI 90; ichon other, each man to his neighbour, XVII 112; non other, nothing different (from what has been said), VII 42, VIII introd., a 173; oþer oþer, þat oþer, see next and Þe; pl. (uninflected), others, I 211, IV b 67, 78, V 355, VII 48, X 154, &c.; Othre, pl. XII introd., a 41; Oþren, dat. pl. III 53; derrist of other, most excellent of (illogically for 'more worthy than') all others, VII 39. [OE. ōþer.] See Anoþire, Toþer.
Oþer, Other; Auþer, V 225; Ouþer, Outhire, Owthyre, IV b 8, 23, IX 276; adv. and conj. or, I 3, II 350, V 39, VIII a 305, &c.; oþer oþer, or any one else, V 34; oþer ... oþer, either ... or, V 148; oþer ... or, I 197, IV b 8, 23, IX 276; introducing alternative questions, VIII b 34, 35; adv. in or oþer, or else, I 6; oþer ... auþer, or else, V 225. [OE. ā-hwæþer, ā(w)þer; ō-hwæþer, ōwþer.] See Or2, Ayther, Euþer.