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Orl vs Ort - What's the difference?

orl | ort |

As nouns the difference between orl and ort

is that orl is an alder tree while ort is a fragment; a scrap of leftover food; any remainder; a piece of refuse.

As an adverb orl

is eye dialect of lang=en.

As a verb ort is

to turn away from with disgust; refuse.

orl

English

Etymology 1

was a phonetic addition in (etyl)); compare the (etyl) oryelle, as well as the (etyl) erila, the (etyl) erle, and the Modern (etyl) Erle.

Noun

(en noun)
  • An (l) tree.
  • (obsolete, rare, elliptically) (l)
    • Derived terms
    * (l) (angling)

    References

    * “ Orl]” listed on page 205 of volume VII (O–P) of '' [1st ed., 1909]
    Orl,''' dial. form of ''olr'', ''alr'', Alder, the tree. [¶] [''c'' '''1440''', see Oryelle.] '''1747''' R. Bowlker ''Art of Angling'' 27 This Hedge ought to be made chiefly of Orls. '''1804''' Duncumb ''Hist. Hereford'' I. ''Gloss.'' (E. D. S.), ''Orl'', the wood alder. [¶] Hence '''Orl-fly''', ellipt. '''Orl''', the alder-fly, ''Sialis lutarius'', used by anglers. [¶     '''1747''' R. Bowlker ''Art of Angling'' 69 The Orle Fly..is the best Fly to Fish with after the May Flyes are gone. '''1787''' Best ''Angling'' (ed. 2) 115 The Orl fly comes on the latter end of May and continues on till the latter end of June. '''1875 W. Houghton ''Brit. Insects'' 64 The well-known orl or Alder-fly (''Sialis lutarius ). * “ orl” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (second edition, 1989) * “ orl, n.''” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary (third edition, September 2004)

    Etymology 2

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    Adverb

    (-)
    • That’s orl right.

    ort

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fragment; a scrap of leftover food; any remainder; a piece of refuse.
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    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (dialectal) To turn away from with disgust; refuse.

    • Anagrams

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