ort
English
/ɔːt/, /ɔːɹt/
noun
Definitions
- (usually) A fragment; a scrap of leftover food; any remainder; a piece of refuse.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ort inherited from Old English *orǣt (out-eat, that which is left after eating) prefix from English eat.
Origin
English
eat
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- eat English
- eatability English
- eatable English
- eatage English
- eatathon English
- eater English
- eatery English
- eatest English
- eateth English
- eatworthy English
- fress English
- miseat English
- outeat English
- overeat English
- sleep-eat English
- sleepeat English
- undereat English
- uneat English
- *orǣt Old English
- eten Middle English
- ort Middle English