94 THE DIALECT OF &o,f — ^together with the words /oof and gcodf which become /oot'f and gooid. Hoop and wood seem to be exceptionB to this rule. Oi, in the words oil and soil, appears in the dialect as o, these words being often called ole and sole; possibly under the impression that oil and soil are corruptions. Ou, when sounded in the southern dialect as in ahont^ scout, out, &c, here takes the soimd aa, the first a as in father, the second as in fat* Thus out (when not soimded yat) is oat, or ah-at, nearly. When ou takes the sound of o in southern English, as in soul, pronounced sole (gL soal), it here becomes sowl (gl. soul) ; thus /our iBfoufr ; j>our, powr. Oachering, or Oohering (ch soft), lavishing. Ookalayer (gl. ok'slavur), perhaps ack slaver, or hawkslaver (pro- nounced slavver)^ one who froths at the mouth. It might be said,
- Yo' gret ockalavering ya&nd,' as an expression of contempt.
Odd, used in a peculiar sense. An odd child is an illegitimate child. Oddladfl. Th' oddlads, i. e. the odd lads, the order of Odd Fellows. Oddments (gl. od'ments), remnants ; odds and ends : the syllable 'Tnents distinct ; not munts. Off, different ; besides ; or in addition to. * You will want some off the scholars,' t. e. besides the scholars. Offald (pronounced offuld), a term of reproach. From offals (off- falls), fragments of meat, &c. A word much used. 'An offald fellow.'
- Then Nan began to froth an' fume,
An' fiz like botteld drink.'
- Wat then, tha's enter'd f haase agean,
Tha offald lewkin slink." '—Natterin Nan, ver. 44. Offiedmeiit, a bad man, article, &c Oil, Aul, or Aual ^spelling very uncertain), the pronunciation of a word applied to tnose circular and raisea portions of grass left by horses wnen pasturing in a field. Old becomes oud or oad (gh oud, or oad). Olys. See Allys. On, used for of, * Tak' hod on it, kd.' * What sort on f ' (or sort en *). * What is it made on f ' Onely (pronounced wunly ; gl wun-li), solitary ; lonely. * He feels ' varry oneley,* Or, before.
