William Morris, Earthly Paradise, III

318.] [In composition out has either its ordinary adverbial sense, as in outcast , outcome , outlook , etc., or a prepositional force, as in outdoors , or forms transitive verbs denoting a going beyond or surpa ing of the object of the verb, in doing the act expre ed by the word to which it is prefixed, as in outrun , outshine , outvenom , etc. In the last use especially out may be used with almost any noun or verb. Only a few, comparatively, of such compounds are entered below; and if of modern formation they are left without further etymological note.] out (out), interj . [Imperative and exclamatory use of out , adv .] Begone! away! See the verb. Owte! owte! I go wode [mad] for wo. York Plays , p. 5. Out, idle words, servants to shallow fools! IMG:content-1954.png:[blocks in formation] " Out , you imp of Satan!" said his master; "vanish begone or my conjuring rod goes about your ears." Scott, Fortunes of Nigel. Out, harrow!t alas, help me! See harrow3. Skelton.Out on, out upon, shame on; a curse on. Owte on the, Lucifer, lurdan! oure lyghte has thee lorne.