oþ

conj until

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prep w.a., rarely w.d. 1.w.a. (1) local, marking a point reached, to, up to, as far as; fram éastdǽle oþ westdǽle from east quarter to west quarter; of a point reached in a discourse, narrative, etc.; from orde oþ ende; (1a) in phrases marking extent, degree, or measure; oþ mannes bréost up to a man's chest; (1b) with another preposition; oþ tó stæðe lǽdan to lead up to shore; (2) temporal, until, to, unto; on þǽre hwíle óþ þæt up to the present time; (α) with a time word; oþ dómes dæg until judgment day; (β) with a pronoun; he wæs winnende oþ þe him se mǽsta dǽl wearþ underþéoded he was fighting until the most part was subjugated to him; (αβ) with a word and a pronoun; þu bist dumb oþ þone dæg oþ þæt hé þis biþ thou wilt be silent until the day to which he will be this; (γ) where date is fixed by an event; oþ hǽles cyme until a hero's coming; (2a) with other prepositions; oþ in ældu unto in an age; \oþ þissum up to now; (3) marking stage reached; nú hit is ágán oþ on þíne hand now it is gone up to thy hand; (4) marking limit of number, weight, etc.; Þéofas wé hátaþ oþ 7 menn, from 7 hlóþ oþ 35, siþþan here we call 7 men thieves, from 7 to 35 a troop, from 35 an army;