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oss.

To set about, or intend be inclined to set about (doing something).

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɒs/UK
  1. To set about, or intend be inclined to set about (doing something).

    dialectal
  2. To offer (to do something).

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Unclear. Middle English ōssen had a rather different meaning, "to reveal, to prophesy", but the OED suggests it could nonetheless be the same verb. The origin of the Middle English verb is itself obscure, but it may be a variant of halsen, from Old English hālsian, although this too had a rather different meaning, "to beseech, entreat; to exorcise; to imprecate".

noun
  1. Alternative spelling of 'oss.

    alt-of · alternative
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