List of Old English Words in the OED/OF

Old English	sp	English
Of	prp	O.E. of, unstressed form of æf (prep., adv.) "away, away from," - primary sense in O.E. was still "away," but shifted in M.E. with use of the word to translate L. de, ex, and especially O.Fr. de, which had come to be the substitute for the genitive case. "Gyld of Gold"- golden idol.
Of	phr	"Of a Kind" - something belonging to a class of something like to; said loosely or slightly. 2. in existence, but not quite adequate or satisfactory.
Of	phr	"Of All" - used as an intensifier with nouns to denote being ultimate.
Of	phr	"Of All the Cheek" - an exclamation of indignant at a person's impudence, etc.
Of	phr	"Of All Time" - that there ever has been or will ever be.
Of	phr	"Of a Morning" - on any morning, etc; or some or most mornings etc.
Of	phr	"Of an Evening" - on most evenings. 2. at some time in the evenings.
Of	phr	"Of Good Standing" - having an established (good) reputation, acknowledged status.
Of	phr	"Of Late" - in the recent past; recently; lately; continuously, or intermittently.
Of	phr	"Of Old" - formerly, long ago.
Of	phr	"Of Old Yore" - associated with, or that existed in, ancient or long past times. 2. formerly; in past or ancient times. 2. at, or from, a previous period of one's life.
Of	phr	"Of One's Own Free Will" - voluntarily, of one's own choice.
Of	phr	"Of Shame" - listing or describing the most dishonored entries in a specific subject , media form, field, etc as 'book of shame'
Of	phr	"Of the Like" - of a group with the same or similar characteristics. 2. of the same kind.
Of	phr	"Of the Old School" - embodying the traditional, perhaps old-fashioned characteristic of his class, trade, profession, etc.
Of	phr	"Of that Ilk" - of that kind; of the same kind of another person or thing as the just mentioned. 2. of that same name, place.
Of	phr	"Of Two Minds" - undecided or unsure; equivocating. 2. conflicted in one's opinions.
Of	phr	"What of It?" - what does it matter?
Of-ask	vb	To inquire, to ask for, to get to learn by enquiry.
Of'cale	vb	To be cold.
Of'cale	adj	Affected by or with cold, chilled, frozen.
Of'clepe	vb	Call for, summon, get by calling.
Of'daw	vb	To wake up, recover from a swoon.
Of'drede	vb	To terrify, frighten.
Of'drede	adj	Affected by fear, frightened.
Of'drunken	vb	To drown, swallow up in water.
Of'earn	adj	Earned,deserved.
Off	adv	So as to be no longer supported or attached. 2. so as to be no longer covering or enclosing: to take a hat off; to take the wrapping off. 3. away from a place: to run off; to look off toward the west. 4. away from a path, course, etc.; aside. 5. so as to be away or on one's way: to start off early; to cast off.
Off	prp	So as no longer to be supported by, attached to, on, resting on, or unified with. 2. deviating from: off balance; off course. 3. below or less than the usual or expected level or standard. 4. percent off the marked price. 5. away, disengaged, or resting from: to be off duty today.
Off	adj	In error; wrong: you are off on that matter. 2. slightly abnormal or not quite sane. 2. not up to standard; not so good or satisfactory as usual; inferior or subnormal: a good play full of off shots. 3. no longer in effect, in operation, or in process: the deal is off. 4. stopped from flowing, as by the closing of a valve: the water is off. 5. informal. refraining or abstaining from; denying oneself the pleasure, company, practice, etc., of: he's off holidaying.
Off	n	The state or fact of being off. 2. cricket. the off side.
Off	vb	To go off or away; leave (used imperatively): off, and don't come back! 2. (slang); kill, slay, murder. 3. take away; remove: off with those muddy boots before you step inside my home!
Off	phr	"A Bit off" - an unsatisfactory situation.
Off	phr	"Afar Off" - in the distance, a long way away.
Off	phr	"Be Off With You" - go away!; leave!; depart.
Off	phr	"Be Well Off" - wealthy.
Off	phr	"Come off" - to take place; succeed.
Off	phr	"Fall Off" - decline, diminish.
Off	phr	"Get Off On" - to find something exciting, esp. in a sexual way.
Off	phr	"Get Off With You" - I do not believe you.
Off	phr	"Get It Off" - to receive or come to have possession, use, enjoyment of. 2. (slang) t experience orgasm.
Off	phr	"Go Off" - (Of a gun or similar device) - explode or fire. 2. explode, detonate, burst, erupt. 3. of food or drink: become rank, rotten, become inedible. 3. turn bad, or begin to dislike.
Off	phr	"Have an Off-day" - go through a time or period when things go wrongs.
Off	phr	"Have it Off" - have sexual intercourse with.
Off	phr	"Leave Off" - discontinue an activity; stop, cease, desist, keep from, break off, lay off, give up, refrain, stop oneself from, eschew.
Off	phr	"Let Somebody Off the Hook" - allow somebody to avoid or escape from a difficult problem
Off	phr	"Make Off" - to leave quickly. 2. steal something.
Off	phr	"Neither Off or On" - either one way or another; in any way.
Off	phr	"Off All Time" - that there has ever been or will ever be.
Off	phr	"Off and On" - intermittently, now and then, happening sometimes, occasionally, spasmodically or infrequently, but not continuously.
Off	phr	"Off It" - die, expire
Off	phr	"Off Of" - from; from.
Off	phr	"Off One's Food" - lacking an appetite.
Off	phr	"Off One's Game" - playing or competing below one's usual level of performance. 2. playing badly.
Off	phr	"Off One's Head" - crazy, demented.
Off	phr	"Off One's Hands" - out of or removed from someone's charge, possession or responsibility.
Off	phr	"Off One's Nut" - out of one's mind; crazy.
Off	phr	"Off the Beaten Path" - in a secluded location. 2. in a place which is not frequently visited or widely known.
Off	phr	"Off the Books" - a payent that is not officially recorded, so that no tax is paid on it.
Off	phr	"Off the Deep End" - to get very angry about something or lose control of oneself.
Off	phr	"Off the Ground" - to get something into the air. 2. to start a plan or activity successfully.
Off	phr	"Off the Hook" - no longer in difficulty or trouble. 2. of a telephone receiver, preventing incoming calls.
Off	phr	"Off the Mark" - a long way from the intended target. 2. wide of the mark. 3. incorrect or inaccurate.
Off	phr	"Off the Shelf" - obtained from stock; ready made.
Off	phr	"Off the Shoulder" - especially of dress or blouse, not covering the shoulders.
Off	phr	"Off the Table" - to withdraw something or make it no longer available, as for consideration, acceptance, discussion, etc. I wouldn't wait too long to accept the job offer—they might take it off the table before you know it.
Off	phr	"Off the Top Of One's Head" - without careful thought or investigation.
Off	phr	"Off the Wall" - (slang) unorthodox; unconventional.
Off	phr	"Off With" - to take off instantly; remove!
Off	phr	"Play Off and On" - to take off and put on alternately.
Off	phr	"Put Off" - to disconcert, repel. 2. to hold back to a later time. 3. to induce to wait. 4. to rid oneself of. 5. to sell or pass fraudulently.
Off	phr	"Put Somebody Off" - discourage or disgust somebody.
Off	phr	"Right off" - forthwith, immediately.
Off	phr	"Shake Off" - to cause to move from from side to side or up and down with jerky movements.
Off	phr	"Take Off" - to mimic, make fun of. 2. of an aircraft, to ascend, leave.
Off	phr	"Tell Off" - to chide, scold, rebuke, reprove. 2. to pick (count)for special duty.
Off	phr	"Way off Beam" - on the wrong track, inaccurate, erroneous, mistaken.
Off	phr	"Well Off" - rich, fortunate.
Off	phr	"Work Off" - to rid of by work or effort.
Offal	n	(Off & fall) - waste meat, entrails of animals; parts rejected as unfit for use; anything thrown away as worthless; refuse.
Off-and-on	adj	Intermittent; stopping and starting; fitful or interrupted, as of sleep.
Off-beam	adj	Mistaken, inaccurate, erroneous.
Off-bear	vb	To carry off from a moulding table and place on the ground to dry.
Off-bearer	n	One who carries off from a moulding table and place on the ground to dry
Off-bearing	adj	That bears something off; spec. that carries off a product (as wood, brick) to a machine or for a process.
Off-beat	adj	In music, not following the beat, as of an instrument out of cadence. 2. not usual, unusual, unconventional, not ordinary, not conforming.
Off-bitten	adj	That bitten off.
Off-book	adj	Without reference to a book or script; from memory (in early use) by improvisation, extempore.
Off-brand	adj	An unknown, unpopular, or inferior brand of retail product.
Off-break	n	The act or result of breaking off. 2. a schism.
Off-Broadway	adj	No longer associated with Broadway theatrical precinct, esp. to experimental productions.
Offcast	vb	To cast off, shed. 2. to try and remove from the cast of a production.
Off-come	n	The product of multiplication. 2. the way which one "comes off" or fares in a matter. 3. an excuse, a get-off-way. 4. a a conclusion, finish an rgument. 5. an outsider, stranger.
Off-comer	n	An outsider, stranger, follower, alien.
Off-day	n	A day when things go wrong. 2. a day when one is not at their best.
Off'fear	vb	To terrify, frighten,
Off'fear	adj	Afraid, frightened.
Offer	n	OE: ofrian. (fr Latin)showing, exhibiting, sacrificing, bringing of an oblation. 2. attempt; endeavor; essay;
Offer	vb	To make or show, exhibit, sacrifice, bring an oblation. 2. to attempt; to undertake. 3. to present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest; or offer an opinion. 4. to declare one's willingness to help. 5 to make an attempt; to make an essay or a trial; offer at. 6. to bid, as a price, reward, or wages; as, to offer a salary or reward. 7. the act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or bidding; a proffer; a first advance. 8. to bring to or before; to hold out to; to present for acceptance or rejection; as, to offer a present, or a bribe; to offer one's self in marriage. 9. to present itself; to be at hand. 10. to present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; offer up. 11. to put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten; as, to offer violence,or attack, etc.
Offer	phr	"Offer One's Hand" - extend one's hand to be shaken as a sign of friendship.
Offer	phr	"Offer Up" - put some place to assess its appropriateness or fitness.
Offer	phr	"On Offer" - available.
Offer	phr	"Open to Others" - willing to sell something or do a job for a reasonable price.
Offered	adj	Brought as an offering. 2. presented as a sacrifice. 3. that which is offered or brought forward; a proposal to be accepted or rejected; a sum offered; a bid.
Offerer	n	One who offers a contribution, esp. money, to a church. 2. one who offers religious sacrifice or tokens of devotion. 3. one who contributes or offers anything.
Offering	n	Presentation of something to a deity, a thing so presented.
Off-fall	vb	To fall off
Off-falling	adv	That which falls off.
Off-fallings	n	Crumbs, off-fallings); scraps that fall from the table. 2. fig. falling off of health, excellence or goodness.
Off-fill	vb	To fill completely.
Off-flow	vb	To flow from something or somewhere.
Offget	vb	To perceive, discern, get, understand.
Off-go	vb	To start, begin, go away.
Off-go	n	A start, beginning, the get-go.
Off-going	n	Departure, going away, a removal.
Off-going	adj	That go away, or is removed.
Off-green	adj	Not quite green in color.
Offhand	adv	Of speech or action: unpremeditated, at once, curtly, straightway. 2. without preparation, free and easy, curt 'as I don't have the details offhand'.
Offhand	adv	Without preparation, impromptu.
Offhanded	adj	Straight forward, curt or to the point in speech and conversation
Offhandedly	adv	In a manner or way unpremeditated, straightway, unprepared, unpremeditated.
Off-handedness	n	The quality of being off-handed.
Off-handish	adj	In a somewhat or rather curt, casual or unprepared way.
Off-hold	vb	To withhold, retain. 2. to hold off, prevent, refrain, avoid, shun.
Offing	n	The near or foreseeable future, soon to happen, as "look there is rain in the offing." 2. the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area; as in the offing; that part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or where there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also, distance from the shore. 3. coming; arriving in the foreseeable future. 4. visible but not nearby. 5. the horizon, the loom.
Offing	phr	"In the Offing" - nearby, at hand, not so far away, likely to happen soon or in the near future.
Offish	adj	Inclined to keep aloof; distant in manner.
Offishly	adv	Aloof; remote.
Offishness	n	The state or condition of being aloof or stand-offish.
Off-island	n	An island off the shore of a larger island or continent.
Off-islander	n	A visitor, temporary resident.
Off-key	adj	Deviating from the correct tune or pitch; out of tune; irregular.
Offlead	vb	To lead off or away.
Off-lead	adj	Of a dog not on a leash.
Off-line	adj	Of railways, airways, buses etc.: located or serving a place not on the regular route. 2. of computers: operating independently of , or disconnected from an associated computer.
Off-line	adv	In, or to a more private place, as we should talk about this off-line.
Off-load	vb	To unload. 2. hand to another (a problem or dilemma).
Off-minded	adj	Distracted, absent-minded, being of less than a sound mind, mentally despondent; touched.
Off-put	vb	To procrastinate, put off, waste time.
Off-putting	adj	Providing uneasiness, dislike, annoyance,or repugnance, disturbing or disagreeable.
Off-reckoning	n	A deduction, formerly in the British Army, a name of a special account between the government and the commanding officers of regiments; in reference to the clothing of the men.
Off-road	adj	Designed for, used for, taking place on a driving surface that is not traditionally paved, such as a beach or rugged terrain.
Off-roader	n	A vehicle that designed to drive off the road.
Off-roading	n	Driving a vehicle off-road.
Off-sale	n	Of alcoholic beverages, pertaining to the sale of closed containers for consumption off the premises.
Off-set	n	The start, beginning, outset.
Off-shed	vb	Lose weight; depose of, rid oneself of.
Off-shoot	n	Fig. of a family tree: a descendant. 2. lit. of a plant: a branch, lateral shoot from the main stem. 3. anything conceived as springing from the main stock.
Off-shooting	n	An off-shoot; a diversion; a branching.
Off-shore	adj	Moving away from shore. 2. located in the sea away from the coast. 3. located in another country, esp. one having beneficial tax laws, or a source of an exploitable labour force. 3. having available foreign labour as a substitute for local labour.
Off-shoring	n	The relocation of a business process from one country to another—typically an operational process, such as manufacturing, or supporting processes, such as accounting. Typically this refers to a company business, although state governments may also employ offshoring.
Off-side	adv	Away from one's own side; on the wrong side. 2. not in favor with.
Offsider	n	A partner, assistant, or deputy.
Offspring	n	Descendant, progeny, children, issue.
Offspring	vb	To issue from, well from, descend from, emanate.
Off-standing	adj	Standing or situated at a distance, distant, far removed, remote.
Off-stream	vb	A shut-down of industrial and manufacturing production.
Off-street	adj	Located awy from the street. 2. not on the streets, as the "off-street" unloading of the wain.
Off-take	n	(Take late O.E. borrowing) - the action of taking off; the taking of commodities off the market. 2. a deduction. 3. a channel by which liquid is drained off. 4. a tributary branch of a stream, river. 5. the place of such outflow or where, something is taken off.
Off-the-shelf	adj	Goods supplied ready-made; available from existing stock.
Off-time	n	Holiday, vacation, holiday time, leave.
Offward(s)	adv	In the direction or position off or away from something. 2. away from shore. 3. turned or directed off or away; averse.
Offwardness	n	The state of being turned away. 2. averse, averseness, aversion, offwaring, wending from, shifting.
Off-white	adj	White with a tinge of yellow, creamy-color or greyish.
Off'wring	vb	To wring or wrench off.
Of'get	vb	To Perceive, discern.
Of'go	vb	To demand, require, exact. 2. gather, win, earn. 3. permeate.
Of'grede	vb	Call, summon.
Of'heat	vb	To overcome with heat.
Of'hold	vb	To withhold; keep back.
Of'hungered	adj	Afflicted with hunger; very hungry, famished.
Of'ken	vb	To recognize, descry, perceive.
Of'kin	vb	Give birth to.
Of'lete	n	Offering, sacrifice, oblation. 2. a sacramental water, water (gen).
Of'longed	adj	Seizure of overcome with longing.
Of'lust	adj	Possessed with a strong longing or desire.
Of'pine	vb	Torment, vex.
Of'rede	vb	To outwit, to out do in counsel.
Of'ride	vb	To ride down; overtake.
Of'run	vb	Overtake by running fast; run away from.
Of'sake	vb	To deny.
Of'see	vb	To see; perceive by sight, catch sight of, observe.
Of'send	vb	To send for.
Of'shame	vb	To shame, make shameful.
of'sit	vb	Sit up in, occupy. 2. oppress, repress.
Of'slay	vb	Kill, slay, strike at.
Of'spring	vb	Spring from, descend from.
Of'stand	vb	To remain standing. 2. to withstand.
Of'sting	vb	To pierce, gore, stab to death.
Of'strength	vb	To fortify, strengthen, make stronger.
Of'swink	vb	to gain by labour, labour for.
Oft	adv	Many times, often, frequently, oft(en)-times, off-sithe.
Often	adv	Many times, frequently, oft, oft(en)-times, off-sithe, that has often been.
Often	phr	"As Often or Not" - about half the number of times.
Often	phr	"Every so Often" - occasionally.
Often	phr	"More Often Than Not" - frequently, usually.
Often	phr	"Often or Not" - more often or not; at least half the time; frequently, every so often.
Often	phr	"Once Too Often" - one time too many, resulting in failure
Oftening	n	A frequent repetition.
Oftenly	adv	Very often.
Oftenness	n	The fact or condition of occurring often; or frequently.
Ofrensithe	adv	Many times, oftentimes, often, on many occasions.
Of'think	n	Sorrow, regret, repentance.
Of'think	vb	To seem not good.
Of'thinking	n	Displeasure, vexation, disgust, grief, sorrow.
Of'times	adv	Many times, on many occasions, or in many cases, frequently, often times, oft-times.
Oftly	adv	Often.
Oftness	n	Oftenness.
Of'tread	vb	To destroy by trampling, often, on many occasions,
Of'wake	vb	To wake.
Of'walked	adj	Exhausted by walking.