orby

English

Etymology

orb +‎ -y

Adjective

orby (comparative more orby, superlative most orby)

1. (obsolete) having characteristics of an orb
   • [1611?], Homer, “(please specify |book=I to XXIV)”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets. […], London: […] Nathaniell Butter, →OCLC; republished as The Iliads of Homer, Prince of Poets, […], new edition, volumes (please specify the book number), London: Charles Knight and Co., […], 1843, →OCLC:

     It smote Atrides orbie targe; but runne not through the brasse.
     When, now arraid The world was with the spring; and orbie houres Had gone the round againe, through herbs and flowers.

     The spelling has been modernized.

   • 1623, William Drummond of Hawthornden, Flowers of Sion:

     Their orbye christales moue
     More actiue than before,
     And entheate from aboue
     Their soueraigne prince laude, glorifie, adore.

Anagrams

• Roby, bryo-

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈorbɪ]
• Hyphenation: or‧by

Noun

orby

1. inflection of orba:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Anagrams

• bory
• obry
• roby