Dialect ‘O’
Odd occasional, few in number, ‘there’s only the odd one left’
Off ‘n on from time to time, now and then
Offer attempt, ‘his first offer at the jump’
Oil beat, ‘I’ll oil his backside for him’
Oiled drunk, ‘he was well-oiled’
On var. ‘what did it on ye?’, ‘he is married on’ (re-married), ‘say a kind word on’, ‘on for fun’, ready for amusement
Orate talking as with authority, ‘What’s he orating on now?’
Open weather fine weather
Our ones my family
Out out by, ‘it’s not the weather for being out by’, out-of-doors: ‘she called me out of my name’, mis-called me; n. out-friend, a distant relation, ‘he’s been out with me this long time’, no longer friends; courting, ‘they’re going out together’; wrong, ‘you’re all out in your story; ‘out by’, away from home
Over ‘At last, she’s over’, the child has finally fallen asleep
Recover, ‘he has overed it well’
Overhaul recite, ‘he could overhaul the whole piece for you’
Owed owned, ‘he owed till the doing of it’, ‘he owes a quare take of land’
Oxter armpit
Oxter-cogged walked arm-in-arm