"ort" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɔːt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɔːɹt/ [US] Forms: orts [plural]
enPR: ôt [US], ôrt [US] Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t Etymology: From Middle English orte, from Old English *orǣta (“that which is left after eating”, literally “out-eat”), equivalent to or- + eat. Cognate with Middle Low German orte (“refuse of food”), Middle Dutch ooraete, ooreete, Low German ort (“ort”), Middle High German urez, German Uräß. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|orte}} Middle English orte, {{inh|en|ang|*orǣta||that which is left after eating|lit=out-eat}} Old English *orǣta (“that which is left after eating”, literally “out-eat”), {{prefix|en|or|eat}} or- + eat, {{cog|gml|orte||refuse of food}} Middle Low German orte (“refuse of food”), {{cog|dum|ooraete}} Middle Dutch ooraete, {{m|dum|ooreete}} ooreete, {{cog|nds|ort||ort}} Low German ort (“ort”), {{cog|gmh|urez}} Middle High German urez, {{cog|de|Uräß}} German Uräß Head templates: {{en-noun}} ort (plural orts)
  1. (archaic, usually in the plural) A fragment; a scrap of leftover food; any remainder; a piece of refuse. Tags: archaic, plural-normally Synonyms: chip, residue, rubbish Synonyms (a piece of refuse): garbage Synonyms (any remainder): remnant Synonyms (fragment): bit Synonyms (leftover food): gubbins, leftover, scrap Translations (a scrap of leftover): engruna [feminine] (Catalan), resta [masculine] (Catalan), tähde (Finnish), оста́тки (ostátki) (Russian), объе́дки (obʺjédki) (Russian), migaja [feminine] (Spanish), resto [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ort-en-noun-hKp2Noz6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with or- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with or-: 49 51

Verb

IPA: /ɔːt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɔːɹt/ [US] Forms: orts [present, singular, third-person], orting [participle, present], orted [participle, past], orted [past]
enPR: ôt [US], ôrt [US] Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t Etymology: From Middle English orte, from Old English *orǣta (“that which is left after eating”, literally “out-eat”), equivalent to or- + eat. Cognate with Middle Low German orte (“refuse of food”), Middle Dutch ooraete, ooreete, Low German ort (“ort”), Middle High German urez, German Uräß. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|orte}} Middle English orte, {{inh|en|ang|*orǣta||that which is left after eating|lit=out-eat}} Old English *orǣta (“that which is left after eating”, literally “out-eat”), {{prefix|en|or|eat}} or- + eat, {{cog|gml|orte||refuse of food}} Middle Low German orte (“refuse of food”), {{cog|dum|ooraete}} Middle Dutch ooraete, {{m|dum|ooreete}} ooreete, {{cog|nds|ort||ort}} Low German ort (“ort”), {{cog|gmh|urez}} Middle High German urez, {{cog|de|Uräß}} German Uräß Head templates: {{en-verb}} ort (third-person singular simple present orts, present participle orting, simple past and past participle orted)
  1. (transitive, dialectal) To turn away from with disgust; refuse. Tags: dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-ort-en-verb-9kEEOAB4 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with or- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with or-: 49 51

Inflected forms

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        "4": "refuse of food"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German orte (“refuse of food”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "ooraete"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch ooraete",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dum",
        "2": "ooreete"
      },
      "expansion": "ooreete",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "ort",
        "3": "",
        "4": "ort"
      },
      "expansion": "Low German ort (“ort”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "urez"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German urez",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Uräß"
      },
      "expansion": "German Uräß",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English orte, from Old English *orǣta (“that which is left after eating”, literally “out-eat”), equivalent to or- + eat. Cognate with Middle Low German orte (“refuse of food”), Middle Dutch ooraete, ooreete, Low German ort (“ort”), Middle High German urez, German Uräß.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "orts",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "orting",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "orted",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "orted",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ort (third-person singular simple present orts, present participle orting, simple past and past participle orted)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English dialectal terms",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To turn away from with disgust; refuse."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "refuse",
          "refuse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, dialectal) To turn away from with disgust; refuse."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔːt/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔːɹt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "aught"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ought (in non-rhotic accents)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)t"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "ôt",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "ôrt",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ort"
}

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