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oart, oarts, ort, orted, ortin, ortit, orts, urt, wort, worts,
ort [oːrt]
v. To reject, throw away, refuse, to deal wastefully with food, as by picking out the best parts and casting aside the rest, or by crumbling it, to pick out what is to be rejected, to pick and choose, to distribute wastefully and extravagantly.
pt. pp. ortit
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
orts. pl. What is useless and has been cast aside, leavings, leftover fragments.
ort, urt,
ort [I.Sh. ɔrt, ərt]
n. I.Sh. A family of the same parents. A clutch of eggs, a brood.
Osald, Osit, Ossald, Ossit,
Osald [oːzɪl(d)]
n. The personal name Oswald.
dim. Osit
osal, osals, osel, osels, ossel, ossel, ossels, ossels, ossl, ossls, ozle, ozles, ozzel, ozzels,
osel [ozl, ˈɔsəl]
n. One of the ties by which a fishing net is attached to the head rope of the fleet.
pl. osels
ossicar, ossigar, oziger,
ossigar [I.Ork. ˈɔsɪgar]
n. Of birds: a state of moulting.
otter, witter,
otter [ˈɔtər]
n. An otter.
Otterswick,
Otterswick [I.Sh. ˈɔtərzwik]
pn. Otterswick (Shetland).
oo, ou, ow, owe,
ou [uː, ʌu]
int. Oh, ooh, usually indicating some degree of surprise or sometimes vexation, alas!
v. To make that interjection, to ejaculate.
oob, oobin, oub, oube, oubin, ub, uib,
oub [I.Sh. uːb]
v. To make a low, moaning sound, to howl, wail. A plaintive sound, a howl, wail.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
oubin. Of wind: moaning, howling.
oof, ouf, yoof, youf,
ouf [uf]
n. A puny, insignificant creature. A pert urchin, a stupid fool.

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