ouph
(aʊf)
Also 7– ouphe, 7 owf, ouf.
[A variant of auf, oaf1; perh. originating in a scribal or typographical error for auph or oaph, which seems more prob. than that it is a genuine dial. variant. App. first in Shakes. (folio 1623).]
| 1623 Shaks.'s Merry W. iv. iv. 49 Wee'l dresse Like Vrchins, Ouphes, and Fairies, greene and white. Ibid. v. v. 61 Strew good lucke (Ouphes) on euery sacred roome. 1678 Rymer Trag. last Age 129 He is turn'd amorous Owf. 1694 Motteux Rabelais v. Prol. Pantagr. Prognost., Dolts, Block⁓heads, Ninnyhammers, and silly Oufs. 1882 Swinburne Tristram of Lyonesse 108 Or how shall I trust more than ouphe or elf Thy truth to me-ward, who beliest thyself? |
Hence ˈouphish a.
| 1896 J. Lumsden Poems 140 An implike ouphish ditty. |