α. Middle English obeche, Middle English obeiche, Middle English obeiȝsche, Middle English obeische, Middle English obeishe, Middle English obeissche, Middle English obeisshe, Middle English obesche, Middle English obeshe, Middle English obeyche, Middle English obeysch, Middle English obeysche, Middle English obeysshe, Middle English obiche.
β. Middle English obeise (chiefly northern), Middle English obeisse (chiefly northern), Middle English obes (chiefly northern), Middle English obeyse (chiefly northern), 1500s obaise; Scottish pre-1700 obais, pre-1700 obeice, pre-1700 obeis, pre-1700 obeise, pre-1700 obes, pre-1700 obese, pre-1700 obeys, pre-1700 obeyse.