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ocious (1214-16)
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ocious (1214-16)

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ocios,  oscious  
  FEW:  otiosus 7,443a Gdf:  ocios 5,556c GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF:  ocieux  TLF: ∅ OED:  otious adj.  MED: ∅ DMLBS:  otiosus 2068c

a.

lazy, idle: 
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  une delit qe me prist de occupier un temps qe me soleit estre ocious en ascune service de Dieux  Sz Med1 240
( 1376 )  devenont mendinantz (l. mendivantz) beggeres, pur mesner ocious vie  Rot Parl1 ii 340
( 1402 )  coment qe soit vagarant ou ociouse, et neez ou receant upland hors de citees et burghes, ne soit mys a nulle mistiere ou artifice  Rot Parl1 iii 501
♦otiose, fruitless, pointless: 
( 1214-16; MS: s.xiv1/4 )  purqey dis tu taunt osciouse chose?  Turpin 802

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See also:

oisus  usdif 
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