owtpron.

Brit.

/aʊt/, U.S.

/aʊt/, Scottish English

/ʌʊt/

Forms: English regional 1700s– owt (chiefly northern and midlands), 1800s oat (east midlands), 1800s oht (Lincolnshire), 1800s ort (chiefly south-western), 1800s out (northern), 1800s owte (northern); Scottish (chiefly southern) 1900s– owt.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: aught pron.

Etymology: Representing a variety of English regional and Scots pronunciations of aught pron. (compare β. forms at that entry).

English regional (chiefly northern and midlands) and Scottish (chiefly southern).

Esp. in negative and interrogative contexts: anything.

ΚΠ

?1746 ‘T. Bobbin’ View Lancs. Dial. 13 Teh meh word for't, Mearey, nowt ot's owt con cum on't, when o Mon deeols weh rascotly Fok.

1840 S. Bamford Passages Life Radical I. xiii. 84 Yore a graidley felley for owt 'at I kno' to th' contrary.

1847 E. Brontë Wuthering Heights II. xviii. 344 ‘All well at the Heights?’ I inquired of the woman. ‘Eea, f'r owt Ee knaw!’ she answered.

1895 J. T. Clegg Wks. I. 238 There's olez tuthri cliverdicks to smile At owt they thinken rayther eaut-o'th'-road.

1915 D. J. Beattie Oor Gate-en' 41 We clam' the wa' an' got doon to fin' if there was owt in the holes.

1935 ‘L. Luard’ Conquering Seas 128 He's got tongue that would fair make one think owt to nowt.

1977 E. W. Hildick Loop xviii. 123 Owt's possible, any bloody thing.

1992 D. Glazer Last Oasis 112 You never wrote us or owt, while I was inside, did you?

2003 C. Birch Turn again Home iv. 66 Why aren't you saying owt? Because you're soft as pigshit, that's why!

Phrases

owt for nowt: anything for nothing.

ΚΠ

1872 T. Smelt Two Lords ii. i. 29 If ever thae does owt for nowt for onnybody, let it be for thysel'.

1913 D. H. Lawrence Let. 1 Feb. (1962) I. 183 I should think you've forgotten the Yorkshire proverb, ‘An' if tha does owt for nowt, do it for thysen’.

1937 H. Jennings et al. May 12th Mass-observ. Day-surv. i. iii. 228 Cousin... I expect you young ladies'll make a bit out of this. Self. No, we aren't being paid.Cousin. Don't tell me. Nobody does owt for nowt.

1963 Times 11 Mar. 3/6 The verdict was just, anyway, for Yorkshire took their chances like men who seldom get ‘owt for nowt’, and were better disciplined on a day that demanded it.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	owt
释义	owtpron. Brit. /aʊt/, U.S. /aʊt/, Scottish English /ʌʊt/ Forms: English regional 1700s– owt (chiefly northern and midlands), 1800s oat (east midlands), 1800s oht (Lincolnshire), 1800s ort (chiefly south-western), 1800s out (northern), 1800s owte (northern); Scottish (chiefly southern) 1900s– owt. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: aught pron. Etymology: Representing a variety of English regional and Scots pronunciations of aught pron. (compare β. forms at that entry). English regional (chiefly northern and midlands) and Scottish (chiefly southern). Esp. in negative and interrogative contexts: anything. ΚΠ ?1746 ‘T. Bobbin’ View Lancs. Dial. 13 Teh meh word for't, Mearey, nowt ot's owt con cum on't, when o Mon deeols weh rascotly Fok. 1840 S. Bamford Passages Life Radical I. xiii. 84 Yore a graidley felley for owt 'at I kno' to th' contrary. 1847 E. Brontë Wuthering Heights II. xviii. 344 ‘All well at the Heights?’ I inquired of the woman. ‘Eea, f'r owt Ee knaw!’ she answered. 1895 J. T. Clegg Wks. I. 238 There's olez tuthri cliverdicks to smile At owt they thinken rayther eaut-o'th'-road. 1915 D. J. Beattie Oor Gate-en' 41 We clam' the wa' an' got doon to fin' if there was owt in the holes. 1935 ‘L. Luard’ Conquering Seas 128 He's got tongue that would fair make one think owt to nowt. 1977 E. W. Hildick Loop xviii. 123 Owt's possible, any bloody thing. 1992 D. Glazer Last Oasis 112 You never wrote us or owt, while I was inside, did you? 2003 C. Birch Turn again Home iv. 66 Why aren't you saying owt? Because you're soft as pigshit, that's why! Phrases owt for nowt: anything for nothing. ΚΠ 1872 T. Smelt Two Lords ii. i. 29 If ever thae does owt for nowt for onnybody, let it be for thysel'. 1913 D. H. Lawrence Let. 1 Feb. (1962) I. 183 I should think you've forgotten the Yorkshire proverb, ‘An' if tha does owt for nowt, do it for thysen’. 1937 H. Jennings et al. May 12th Mass-observ. Day-surv. i. iii. 228 Cousin... I expect you young ladies'll make a bit out of this. Self. No, we aren't being paid.Cousin. Don't tell me. Nobody does owt for nowt. 1963 Times 11 Mar. 3/6 The verdict was just, anyway, for Yorkshire took their chances like men who seldom get ‘owt for nowt’, and were better disciplined on a day that demanded it. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < pron.?1746
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