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† obleyn. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French obblé, oblee. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman obblé, oblé, oblei, obleie, oblié, oublé, ubblé, ublé, ublee, ublei, ubleie and Old French, Middle French oblee, obleie, oublee, ublee , Middle French oblye , Middle French, French oublie , †oblie communion wafer (c1200), light pastry (end of 12th cent.; a1105 as oblede ) < post-classical Latin oblata light pastry (9th cent.), offering, communion wafer (6th cent.; from 8th cent. (frequently from 11th cent.) in British sources; see note), use as noun of feminine singular of classical Latin oblātus , past participle of offerre offer v. Compare oflete n., oblata n.2, and forms cited at those entries.Post-classical Latin oblata (feminine singular) may represent a re-interpretation of post-classical Latin oblata (neuter plural) in the same sense (4th cent.), spec. use (in sacred contexts) of classical Latin oblāta offerings. Some of the following forms in the Germanic languages are probably < Old French oblee , but others are probably rather < post-classical Latin oblagia , oblagium , oblegium gift, offering, especially offering of food (perhaps 9th cent.; < ancient Greek εὐλογία eulogy n., in Hellenistic Greek also in sense ‘gift’ (Septuagint)), and the two types are difficult to distinguish. Compare Middle Dutch oblie , oblye , hoblye , obelie , oveleye (Dutch oblie rolled wafer; probably < French) beside Middle Dutch ouwel , uwel (Dutch ouwel , (regional) ovele , ovelée wafer), Old Saxon oflige , ofelege , ovelege , ovelegge (Middle Low German ōveleye , ōveleyge , ōvenleye ), Old High German oblegi , obelagi , oblei (Middle High German oblei , obleie , German †Oblei ). The post-classical Latin forms obliga (mid 11th cent.), obleta (in an undated text in Du Cange), etc., are perhaps after Old French. The English forms oblete , oblett show remodelling either after post-classical Latin, or independently after oflete n. N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (ǫ·bli) /ˈɒblɪ/. Obsolete. 1. society > faith > artefacts > consumables > eucharistic elements > bread > [noun] a1325 (c1280) (Pepys 2344) (1927) 857 (MED) He blessede þe bred and to his disciples tok, In þe obley and in þe wyn, his owe fflesch and blode. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden (St. John's Cambr.) (1882) VIII. 9 Anon þey brouȝte an obley þat was i-sacred [?a1475 anon. tr. the verey body of Criste; L. eucharistiam consecratam]. c1390 (c1350) in C. Horstmann (1892) i. 184 (MED) In his hond bret-ful he beere Of bernynge Obeleis a paniere. a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng (Harl.) 10043 Whan þe vble was on þe auter leyd, And þe prest þe wurdes had seyd. a1425 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker (1884) I. 648 Hoc ablatum, obley. ?c1450 (1891) 7060 Þe parte of þe oble he saw blak as any pyk. a1470 T. Malory (Winch. Coll.) 1029 The bysshop..toke an obley which was made in lyknesse of brede. c1509 Devyse Coron. Hen. VIII in W. Maskell (1847) III. p. lv (note) The kyng shall offre an obbley of brede..with the whiche obleye after consecrate, the king shall be howseld. 1881 T. E. Bridgett I. 169 Very detailed instructions were given..on the preparation of the ofletes or obleys. 1898 J. T. Fowler 58 An oven that was used for baking the obleys, or altar-bread. society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > [noun] society > faith > worship > sacrifice or a sacrifice > [noun] > one who or that which undergoes a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) l. 20 Thou sall accept the sacrifice of rightwisnes..obles [L. oblaciones] and offrandis. the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > pastry > [noun] > thin pastry a1425 (a1399) Forme of Cury (BL Add.) 26 in C. B. Hieatt & S. Butler (1985) 103 Take obleys oþer wafrouns in defaute of loseyns, and cowche in dysshes. Take powdour douce and lay on; salt the broth and lay onoward & messe forth. c1440 28 Tak þe leues of spourge and a gud porcion of zucre, gynger, & flour of whete mele, & mak paste & bake it..&after ete þe obletes. a1475 (Sloane) (1862) 22 Take obles and wafrons... Close hom in dysshes fare and wele. a1525 392 Also at the Crosse in the Croschepyng, were iij prophettes standyng at the crosse seynsyng, and upon the Crosse a-boven, were Childer of Issarell syngyng and castyng out Whete obles and floures, and iiij pypis rennyng wyne. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault v. xxii. 723 The kinde of wafers called Oublies, are made with hony in steed of sugar. society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [noun] > coin bearing specific stamp 1688 R. Holme ii. 21/1 Obletts are certain pieces of Mony having the stamp of J.H.S. coined thereon..in Value it was worth our Penny Farthing. Compounds the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > [noun] > baker's equipment > wafer- or waffle-iron 1346–7 in J. T. Fowler (1898) I. 118 J par de ublihirnes. c1440 28 Mak paste & bake it in oble yryns. 1423 in F. Collins (1897) I. 134 (MED) Robertus Kyldale, obletmaker. c1450 tr. G. Deguileville (Cambr.) (1869) 41 Bi the doore of an obley makere. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1325 |