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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Ogeour, Oger, Odger, n. Also: oggerur, owger, odyer. [? Irreg. f. F. ogive (OF. œgive (1325), augive (1459), etc.), ME. oggif (1357–8), e.m.E. ogive (1611), a diagonal groin or rib of a vault; and cf. also late ME. ogge (1428–9), e.m.E. ogee (1611), ? orig. id., later (1677) = ogee moulding.] ? An ogee arch or a moulding which when double (also doubill oger) constituted such an arch; a stone cut for an arch of this kind. b. Ogeour-pend, ? a stone for vaulting associated with this form of arch.1517 Treas. Acc. V. 121.
To sex maister masounis v dais hewand owgerus for the said chymnay 1537–8 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 223.
To Willemott quarreour … for iii dozane iii pece ogeouris to the barasis of the Kingis grace kiching Ib.
For xii draucht in the ogeouris and gret stanis 1538–9 Ib. 245.
For xii^c lxx pece aslar ogeour and aslar pend 1542 Soc. Ant. III. 162.
At the west end of the queir … to rais ane substantious wall … with ane brace to be raisit tharein … to serue the west gavil of the queir with hewin oggeruris 1578–9 Haddington Treas. Acc. (see Cowm(e n.).1611 Macgibbon & Ross V. 5.
Saxtein futtis of lenth compting twa elnes for sewin fuittis with the odyer pend1628 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II. 214.
Of singill pend iij^xx … of doubill ogeris … xii peittis and xij oger pend 1633 Ib. 314.
Fourtie odger pend at ij s. vj d. the peice Ib. 331.
Twapairof cruik bandis to the odger 1639 Ib. 404.
For ane grit dowbill oger being ane grit cairt draught v lib. ij s.