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  • oag = (v) crawl
  • ocht = ought (Dis wird ocht ta be richt.)
  • ocht = anything (He never hed ocht.)
  • odds = difference (Whit odds wid hit mak?)
  • olick = (n) ling
  • oo = (n) wool
  • oob = (v) greet, cry
  • ooie = (adj) wooly
  • oolet = (adj) bad child. (He's a peerie oolet.)
  • oor = hour
  • ootrun = croft grazing land
  • owre = over
  • owregeen = (adj) out of control
  • owre weel = OK, feeling fine (I felt owre weel dastreen.)
  • owse = (v) bail water from boat
  • owsekerri = (n) wooden bailing scoop
  • oxter = (n) armpit

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