ortn.

Brit.

/ɔːt/, U.S.

/ɔrt/

Forms: Middle English orte, 1500s– ort, 1600s–1700s ought; English regional 1800s awt (northern), 1800s oart (northern), 1800s oit (northern), 1800s ott (northern), 1800s– art (Worcestershire), 1800s– aught, 1800s– hart (Hampshire), 1800s– ought (Hampshire), 1800s– out (Warwickshire), 1800s– wort (northern), 1800s– wot (northern), 1900s– ot (northern), 1900s– urt (northern); U.S. regional (chiefly New England) 1800s– ort, 1900s– ought; Scottish pre-1700 1800s– ort, 1700s 1900s– oart, 1800s wort (southern); Irish English (northern) 1900s– oart, 1900s– ort.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English orǣt.

Etymology: Probably the reflex of an unattested Old English compound *orǣt, cognate with West Frisian oart , eart fodder left by cattle, Middle Dutch orete , orte remains of food (early modern Dutch ooraete , oorete , Dutch regional oort , ort , orte , (Limburg) oot remains of food, refuse fodder), Middle Low German ōrt refuse fodder (German regional (Low German: East Friesland) ort , orte , ört , örte , (East Prussia) ȫt , (Westphalia) orthe , (Mecklenburg) ürt ), German regional (central, southern, and Switzerland) Uras , Ures , Orz , Urz remains of food or fodder, refuse scraps, Danish regional oret , orret , Swedish regional oräte , uräte refuse fodder, and probably also North Frisian (Sylt) Öörter buttermilk < the Germanic base of or- prefix + the Germanic base of eat v. Compare post-classical Latin orta, ortum (from 13th cent. in British sources).The word is widespread in German dialects in many different forms, sometimes with a diminutive suffix, but is not attested in Old or Middle High German: see further J. Grimm and W. Grimm Deutsches Wörterbuch at Uraß. For variants in w- , see discussion at oat n.

A fragment of food left over from a meal; fodder left by cattle; a refuse scrap; leavings. Usually in plural. Also figurative: a fragment, esp. of wisdom, wit, knowledge, etc. to make orts of: see quot. 1903.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food otherwise characterized > [noun] > left-over food

reliefc1300

ortc1325

broken meatc1384

scrapsa1387

reversionc1450

remissalsc1460

superfluities1483

levet1528

sheet-shaking1543

table crumb1566

relics1576

off-falling1607

analects1623

voiding1680

voidance1740

leftover1866

pot-washings1912

slarts1913

c1325 (a1300) Custumal Bleadon in Mem. Hist. & Antiq. Wilts. & Salisbury (1851) 206 (MED) Habebit quod remittitur ante duos boves, quod dicitur orte.

1359 in P. D. A. Harvey Manorial Rec. Cuxham (1976) 590 Et de x d. de alio stramine ortes in boueria vendito.

c1440 Prose Life Alexander (Thornton) (1913) 21 (MED) Þou as a littill bisne & a dwerghe, a halfe man & ortez of alle men.

?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 89^v Ortys, farrago, ruscus.

1598 T. Bastard Chrestoleros vii. xxxiv. 176 She hath the orts and parings of our time.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) iv. iii. 402 It is some poore Fragment, some slender Ort of his remainder.

1675 J. Crowne Countrey Wit ii. 23 Those poor Creatures..swim after men of wit and sense, for the scraps and orts of wit that fall from them.

a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1752) 258 The graziers buy lean oxen to eat up the oughts.

1743 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman (Dublin ed.) May vi. 85 Hogs also will feed on the Orts of Clover, as it falls from the Cows Racks.

1796 F. Burney Camilla V. ix. xi. 237 When he mentioned diminishing his table, he was afraid the poor would take it ill, as they were used to have his orts.

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Orts, the refuse of hay left in the stall by cattle.

1861 ‘G. Eliot’ Silas Marner iii. 40 Besides, their feasting caused a multiplication of orts, which were the heirlooms of the poor.

1886 F. Harrison Choice Bks. 187 These pots and pans, where the eminent writer flung the orts of his ill-digested meals.

1903 N.E.D. at Ort To make orts of, to treat with contempt, undervalue.

1913 D. H. Lawrence Love Poems 50 Then what art colleyfoglin' for?—I'm not havin' your orts and slarts.

1950 R. Moore Candlemas Bay 223 Neal took the orts out to the hens and hurled them, dish and all, over the henyard wall.

1976 ‘M. Innes’ Gay Phoenix iv. 54 A waiter..wheeled up a trolley of elaborately bedized scraps, orts and broken meats.

2000 Piecework May–June 5/1 Thread ends are sometimes called ‘orts’, a term that originally referred to food scraps left over after a meal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	ort
释义	ortn. Brit. /ɔːt/, U.S. /ɔrt/ Forms: Middle English orte, 1500s– ort, 1600s–1700s ought; English regional 1800s awt (northern), 1800s oart (northern), 1800s oit (northern), 1800s ott (northern), 1800s– art (Worcestershire), 1800s– aught, 1800s– hart (Hampshire), 1800s– ought (Hampshire), 1800s– out (Warwickshire), 1800s– wort (northern), 1800s– wot (northern), 1900s– ot (northern), 1900s– urt (northern); U.S. regional (chiefly New England) 1800s– ort, 1900s– ought; Scottish pre-1700 1800s– ort, 1700s 1900s– oart, 1800s wort (southern); Irish English (northern) 1900s– oart, 1900s– ort. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English orǣt. Etymology: Probably the reflex of an unattested Old English compound *orǣt, cognate with West Frisian oart , eart fodder left by cattle, Middle Dutch orete , orte remains of food (early modern Dutch ooraete , oorete , Dutch regional oort , ort , orte , (Limburg) oot remains of food, refuse fodder), Middle Low German ōrt refuse fodder (German regional (Low German: East Friesland) ort , orte , ört , örte , (East Prussia) ȫt , (Westphalia) orthe , (Mecklenburg) ürt ), German regional (central, southern, and Switzerland) Uras , Ures , Orz , Urz remains of food or fodder, refuse scraps, Danish regional oret , orret , Swedish regional oräte , uräte refuse fodder, and probably also North Frisian (Sylt) Öörter buttermilk < the Germanic base of or- prefix + the Germanic base of eat v. Compare post-classical Latin orta, ortum (from 13th cent. in British sources).The word is widespread in German dialects in many different forms, sometimes with a diminutive suffix, but is not attested in Old or Middle High German: see further J. Grimm and W. Grimm Deutsches Wörterbuch at Uraß. For variants in w- , see discussion at oat n. A fragment of food left over from a meal; fodder left by cattle; a refuse scrap; leavings. Usually in plural. Also figurative: a fragment, esp. of wisdom, wit, knowledge, etc. to make orts of: see quot. 1903. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food otherwise characterized > [noun] > left-over food reliefc1300 ortc1325 broken meatc1384 scrapsa1387 reversionc1450 remissalsc1460 superfluities1483 levet1528 sheet-shaking1543 table crumb1566 relics1576 off-falling1607 analects1623 voiding1680 voidance1740 leftover1866 pot-washings1912 slarts1913 c1325 (a1300) Custumal Bleadon in Mem. Hist. & Antiq. Wilts. & Salisbury (1851) 206 (MED) Habebit quod remittitur ante duos boves, quod dicitur orte. 1359 in P. D. A. Harvey Manorial Rec. Cuxham (1976) 590 Et de x d. de alio stramine ortes in boueria vendito. c1440 Prose Life Alexander (Thornton) (1913) 21 (MED) Þou as a littill bisne & a dwerghe, a halfe man & ortez of alle men. ?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 89^v Ortys, farrago, ruscus. 1598 T. Bastard Chrestoleros vii. xxxiv. 176 She hath the orts and parings of our time. a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) iv. iii. 402 It is some poore Fragment, some slender Ort of his remainder. View more context for this quotation 1675 J. Crowne Countrey Wit ii. 23 Those poor Creatures..swim after men of wit and sense, for the scraps and orts of wit that fall from them. a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1752) 258 The graziers buy lean oxen to eat up the oughts. 1743 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman (Dublin ed.) May vi. 85 Hogs also will feed on the Orts of Clover, as it falls from the Cows Racks. 1796 F. Burney Camilla V. ix. xi. 237 When he mentioned diminishing his table, he was afraid the poor would take it ill, as they were used to have his orts. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Orts, the refuse of hay left in the stall by cattle. 1861 ‘G. Eliot’ Silas Marner iii. 40 Besides, their feasting caused a multiplication of orts, which were the heirlooms of the poor. 1886 F. Harrison Choice Bks. 187 These pots and pans, where the eminent writer flung the orts of his ill-digested meals. 1903 N.E.D. at Ort To make orts of, to treat with contempt, undervalue. 1913 D. H. Lawrence Love Poems 50 Then what art colleyfoglin' for?—I'm not havin' your orts and slarts. 1950 R. Moore Candlemas Bay 223 Neal took the orts out to the hens and hurled them, dish and all, over the henyard wall. 1976 ‘M. Innes’ Gay Phoenix iv. 54 A waiter..wheeled up a trolley of elaborately bedized scraps, orts and broken meats. 2000 Piecework May–June 5/1 Thread ends are sometimes called ‘orts’, a term that originally referred to food scraps left over after a meal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1325
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