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Odd (?), a. [Compar.
Odder (?); superl. Oddest.] [OE.
odde, fr.Icel. oddi a tongue of land, a triangle, an
odd number (from the third or odd angle, or point, of a triangle),
orig., a point, tip; akin to Icel. oddr point, point of a
weapon, Sw. udda odd, udd point, Dan. od,
AS. ord, OHG. ort, G. ort place (cf. E.
point, for change of meaning).] 1. Not
paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a
mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd
glove.

2. Not divisible by 2 without a remainder;
not capable of being evenly paired, one unit with another; as, 1, 3,
7, 9, 11, etc., are odd numbers.

I hope good luck lies in odd
numbers.

3. Left over after a definite round number
has been taken or mentioned; indefinitely, but not greatly, exceeding
a specified number; extra.

Sixteen hundred and odd years after the earth
was made, it

was destroyed in a deluge.


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