A.
A-, prefix (1), adding intensity to the notion of the verb.—AS. á for ar-, OHG. ar-, Goth. us-. For the quantity of the á see Sievers, 121. Cf. Or.
A-, prefix (2), standing for A, prep., and for Icel. á; see On- (1).
A-, prefix (3), standing for Of, prep.; see Of.
A-, prefix (4), standing for AS. and-, against, in return, toward.—AS. and-, ond-, on- (proclitic). Cf. On- (2.)
A-, prefix (5), standing for At, prep., and Icel. at, used with the infin. See At- (1).
A-, prefix (6), standing for AS. ge-; see Ȝe-.
A-, prefix (7), standing for OF. a- and Lat. ad-.
A-, prefix (8), standing for OF. a- and Lat. ab-.
A-, prefix (9), standing for AF. a, OF. e-, es- from Lat. ex-, e-.
A-, prefix (10), standing for AF. an-, OF. en- from Lat. in-. See In-.
A-, prefix (11), standing for Gr. α- privative.
A, interj. O! Ah! expressing surprise, pain, S, MD.
A, prep. on, in, PP, S, S2, C2; see On.
A, prep. of, S2, S3, PP; see Of.
A, adv. ever, S; aa, S; a buten, ever without, S; see O.
A-bac, adv. backwards, S, W2; abec, S; abak, C2, W; obak, S2.—AS. on-bæc. (A- 2.)
Abasshen, v. to abash, S3; abasshed, pp. abashed, ashamed, alarmed, C3, PP; abashed, S2; abasshid, S3; abasched, PP; abaisshed, PP; abaischid, W; abaischt, S2; abaissed, PP; abaist, S3; abayste, S2, C2.—OF. esbahiss- stem of pr. p. of esbahir, to astonish; Lat. ex + *badire for badare, to open the mouth. (A- 9.)
Abate, v. to beat down, bring down, calm down, P, NED.—AF. abatre (pr. p. abatant); Late Lat. *adbatere. (A- 7.)
Abaue, v. to put to confusion, to be confounded, NED, HD, JD; abawed, pp. HD; abaued, HD.—OF. *abavir: esbahir (with v in place of lost h, see Brachet, s.v. glaive). (A- 9). See Abasshen.
Abaye, sb. barking; phr. at þe abaie, at abaye, at bay, S2.—OF. abai, barking, from abaier; cp. F. aboi in phr.: être aux abois.
Abbay, sb. abbey, C2; abbeis, pl., S2.—AF. abbeie (abeie); Church Lat. abbādia, abbātia, from abbātem. See Abbod.
Abbesse, sb. abbess, PP.—OF. abbesse; Church Lat. abbatissa.
Abbod, sb. abbot, MD, S2; abbot, S, PP; abbodes, pl. S2.—Church Lat. abbātem (pronounced abbādem), nom. abbas; Gr. ἀββάς; Syriac, abba, father.
Abbodesse, sb. abbess, PP.
Abbot-rice, sb. abbacy, S.—AS. abbod-ríce, the rule of an abbot.
A-B-C, the alphabet, P; abcy, Cath.; abce, Cath. (n.), PP; abcee, Cotg.; abece, Cath. (n.); apece, Prompt.—Cp. OF. abece, the crosse rowe (Cotg.).
Abeah, Abeh; see Abuȝen.
Abeggen, Abeien; see Abyen.
A-bernen, v. to burn; abernð, pr. s. S.—AS. á-beornan. (A- 1.)
Abhominacioun, sb. abomination, NED, C2.
Abhomynable, adj. abominable, S3, C3.—AF. abhominable; Lat. abominabilem.
A-biden, v. to abide, remain, await, endure, S, S2, W2; habide, S2; abyde, C2; abid, imp., S, S2; abid, pr. s., S; abit, S, S2, C3; abod, pt. s., S; abood, W2; abide, pt. pl., S2; abididen, W2; abide, pp., G.—AS. á-bídan. (A- 1.)
A-biding, sb. expectation, W2.
Abiggen; see Abyen.
Abil, adj. able, CM; able, C; hable, S3, MD.—OF. able, hable (mod. F. habile); Lat. habilem.
Abilite, sb. ability, NED; habilitie, S3.—OF. habilité.
Abilȝeit, pp. apparelled, S3.—OF. habiller.
Abilȝement, sb. clothing, S3.—OF. habillement.
Abit, sb. dress, a monk’s clothing, habit, PP, CM, HD; abite, W.—AF. abit (habit); Lat. habitum (acc.).
A-biten, v. to bite, S.—AS. á-bítan. (A- 1.)
Abject, pp. and adj. cast out, NED.
Abjecte, v. to cast aside, S3.
A-blawen, v. to blow, MD; ableow, pt. s., S.—AS. á-bláwan. (A- 1.)
A-blenden, v. to blind, MD; ablent, pr. s., S; pl., S; ablende, pt. s., MD; ablend, pp. MD.—AS. á-blendan. (A- 1.)
A-bouten, adv. and prep. about, C2, P, MD; abuten, S; abuuten, S; abuton, S; abute, S; aboute, S, G; oboute, MD; obout, S2.—AS. on-bútan (= on-be-útan). (A- 2.)
A-bouen, adv. and prep. above, C2, PP, MD; aboue, PP; abufen, S; abuuen, MD; abowen, MD; abone, S3, JD; oboven, MD; obowen, MD; oboune, MD. Phr.: at here aboue, S2.—AS. on + bufan (= be + ufan). (A- 2.)
Abregge, v. to abridge, shorten, C; abreggide, pp., W; breggid, W.—OF. abreger, abregier: Prov. abrevjar; Lat. abbreviare. (A- 8.)
A-breiden, v. to start up, to draw (sword), to thrust out, to blame, S; abreyden, NED; abraid, pt. s., S; abreyde, C2; abrayde, C; abroden, pp., S; abruden, S.—AS. á + bregdan. (A- 1.)
A-brode, adv. abroad, PP; abrood, C2; abrod, widely apart, PP. (A- 2.)
Abusioun, sb. deceit, S2, C3.—OF. abusion (Cotg.).
Abute, Abuton, Abuten; see A-bouten.
A-buȝen, v. to bow, MD; abuen, MD; abouwen, MD; abowe, NED; abeah, pt. s., MD; abeh, S.—AS. á-bugan. (A- 1.)
A-byen, Abye, v. to buy, to pay for, S3, C2, C3, PP; abygge, PP; abiggen, PP; abuggen, S, PP; abeggen, MD, G; abeien, S; abie, PP; abuiþ, pr. s., S; abugeð, pr. pl., S; abouhte, pt. s., S; aboughte, G; abought, pp. C3.—AS. ábycgan. (A- 1.)
Abyme, sb. abyss, S2, HD.—OF. abime, abisme; Low Lat. *abyssimum, superl. of Lat. abyssus; Gr. ἄβυσσος, bottomless. (A- 11.)
Ac, conj. but, S, S2, P; acc, S; ah, S, S2; ak, S2, PP; hac, S; ach, MD; auh, MD, S; auch, MD; oc, S; occ, S.—AS. ac.
Acc-; see Ac-.
Accident, sb. accident (a term of the schoolmen), C3.—Lat. accidentem.
Accidie, sb. sloth, indolence, S, CM, PP.—AF. accidie (NED); Low Lat. accidia, acedia; Gr. ἀκηδία, heedlessness, torpor. (A- 11.)
Accompt, sb. account, S3; see Acounte.
Accompted, pp. accounted, S3; see Acounte.
A-cennen, v. to bring forth, to beget, MD; acenned, pp. MD; accenned, S; akenned, MD; akennet, S; acende (for acend), S.—AS. á-cennan. (A- 1.)
A-cennende, sb. begetting, birth, S.
A-cenneng, sb. birth, S.
A-chape, v. to escape, NED; achaped, pt. s., S2.—OF. achaper; cf. AF. ascaper. (A- 9.) Cf. Eschapen, Ascapie.
Achate, v. to purchase, NED.—OF. achater (F. acheter, acater; Late Lat., accaptare.
Achate, sb. purchase, provisions purchased, NED, C; achat, HD; acate, NED; acates, pl., HD.—OF. achat, AF. acate. See above.
Achatour, sb. a purchaser of provisions, purveyor, C, NED, HD; acatour, NED.—AF. achatour, acatour; Late Lat. accaptatorem.
Ache, sb. pain, Prompt.; eche, MD; hache, HD.—AS. æce (ece). See Aken.
Ache, sb. wild celery, parsley, NED, Voc.—OF. ache; Lat. apium; Gr. ἄπιον.
Achesoun, sb. occasion, motive, HD, MD, NED.—OF. achoison, ocoison; Lat. occasionem. Cf. Anchesoun, Enchesoun, Chesoun.
Achtande, ord. eighth, S2, NED.—Icel. áttandi; cp. OHG. ahtande. Cf. Eighte (ord.).
A-colien, v. to wax cold; acolede, pt. s., S; acoled, pp., S.—AS. á-cólian. (A- 1.)
Acombren, v. to encumber, PP; acumbrid, pp., S2.—OF. encombrer. (A- 10.)
Acomplesshen, v. to accomplish, NED; accomplice, C; accompliced, pp. NED.—AF. acomplir (acomplice, pr. s. subj.); Late Lat. accomplere; see Brachet. (A- 7.)
Acord, sb. accord, agreement, MD; accord, S2; acorde, S.—AF. acord.
Acordaunce, sb. agreement, PP.
Acorden, v. to reconcile, to agree, MD, S2, P; accordyng, pr. p., S3; accorded, pp., S2; pt. s., S3.—OF. acorder; Late Lat. accordare, from Lat. ad + cord-, stem of cor, heart. (A- 7.)
Acorse; see Acursien.
Acounte, v. to count, to calculate, NED, C2, PP; acompte, NED, PP; accompted, pp., S3.—AF. acounter, OF. acunter, aconter; Late Lat. accomptare; Lat. ad + computare. (A- 7.)
Acounte, sb. account, reckoning, PP; acompte, PP; accompt, S3; accomptes, pl., S3.—AF. acounte, acunte.
Acoupen, v. to accuse, NED, HD; acoupede, pt. s., NED, PP; acopede, NED; acoulped, NED; acouped, pp., S2.—OF. acouper, acolper, for encouper, encolper; Lat. inculpare. (A- 10.)
Acoyen, v. to quiet, coax, tame, NED, Palsg.; acoyed, pt. s., S2.—OF. acoyer, to calm; Lat. ad + quietare. (A- 7.)
Acumbrid; see Acombren.
A-cursien, v. to curse, NED; acursi, S, NED; acorse, PP; acorsed, pp. MD. (A- 1.)
Acustumaunce, sb. customary use, NED, C2.—OF. acostumance. (A- 7.)
Acwenchen; see Aquenchen.
Adamant, sb. adamant, very hard metal, a fabulous rock or mineral, the diamond, the loadstone or magnet, NED; precious stone, Prompt.; ademaunt, C; adamounde, Prompt. (n.); admont, NED; athamant, NED; athamaunte, C; attemant, NED; aymont, NED.—AF. adamant (aimant); Lat. adamantem; Gr. ἀδάμας (-αντα), lit. invincible, untamable, from ἀ- + δαμάω, I tame. (A- 11.)
Adaunten, v. to subdue, NED; adauntede, pt. s., S2.—OF. adanter, adonter; Lat. ad + domitare, to tame. (A- 7.)
A-dawe, out of life, NED, HD.—AS. of dagum, from days. (A- 3.)
A-dawen, v. to rise from sleep, also, to arouse, NED; adawed, pp. S3.—Cp. MHG. er-tagen, to dawn. (A- 1.)
A-day, adv. at morn, by day, S2, P; adai, S. (A- 2.)
Addledd, pp. earned, S; see Adlen.
A-diliȝen, v. to be lost, to perish, S; adiliȝede, pt. s., S; adiligde, S.—AS. á-diligan, to destroy. (A- 1.)
A-diȝten, v. to appoint, order, prepare, compose, clothe, treat, MD, S; adyȝt, pp., MD; adight, G; adyght, MD, HD. (A- 1.)
Adlen, v. to earn, MD; addle, Manip., MED; addledd, pp., S.—Icel. öðla, refl. öðla-sk, to acquire for oneself property, from óðal, property, patrimony, from *aþal, race, see Fick, 7. 14; cp. OHG. uodil, ‘praedium’ (Tatian). See Athel.
Admirald, sb. a Saracen commander, S; see Amirail.
Admod, adj. humble, gentle, S; ædmod, MD; edmod, MD.—AS. éadmód, éaðmód. See Eth.
Admoded, pp. as adj. lowly; see Eadmodien.
Admodie, adj. pl. humble, MD; edmodi, MD.
Admodliche, adv. humbly, gently, MD; ædmodliȝ, S.—AS. éadmódlice.
Admodnesse, sb. humility, gentleness, MD, S; edmodnesse, S; æddmodnesse, S.—AS. éadmódnes.
A-do, sb. fuss, trouble, difficulty, S3, Prompt., WW; = to do, PP, WW; adoe, ND, (A- 5.)
A-doun, adv. down, S, S2, C2, C3, G; adun, S; adune, S.—AS. of dúne, off the hill. (A- 3.)
A-drad, pp. frightened, put in dread, NED, S2, G, C, PP; adred, S; adrede, NED.—AS. of-drad (A- 3). Cf. Of-dreden.
A-drawen, v. to draw out, S2; adroh, pt. s., NED; adrou, NED; adraȝe, pp. NED. (A- 1.)
A-dreden, v. to fear greatly, S, NED; adrade, reflex., S.—OMerc. and-drǽdan (Rushw.); see NED. (A- 4.)
A-drenchen, v. to drown, to be drowned, MD, S, PP; adreynten, pt. pl., PP; adreynt, pp. drenched, PP; adreint, MD; adrent, S, PP; adreynched, PP.—AS. á-drencan. (A- 1.)
Adressen, v. to make straight, to direct, NED, H.—OF. adressier, adrecier Late Lat. addrictiare, from Lat. directum, straight. (A- 7.)
A-drinken, v. to be drowned, MD, S; adronc, pt. s., MD; adronken, pl., MD; adrunken, pp., MD.—AS. á-drincan. (A- 1.)
A-drye, v. to endure, bear, HD; adriȝen, S (19. 1047), MD.—AS. á-dréogan. (A- 1.)
A-dun, adv. down, S; see Adoun.
A-dunien, v. to din; adunest, 2 pr. s., adenyd, pp. MD. (A- 1.)
Adun-ward, adv. downward, NED; adonward, S2.
Adversarie, sb. adversary, C3.—OF. adversarie; Lat. aduersarius.
Advertence, sb. mental attention, C3.—Late Lat. advertentia.
Advocat, sb. advocate, intercessor, C3; vokate, PP; vokyte, causidicus, Voc.; vokettus, pl. PP.—OF. advocat; Lat. aduocatum (acc.).
Æ, sb. law, MD.—AS. ǽw (ǽ), law, divine law, the Mosaic law, marriage; Goth. aiws, an age, eternity; cp. OHG. éwa, the law of God, eternity (Otfrid). Cf. Æ-uez, Eu-bruche, Eche.
Ædmod, adj. humble, gentle, MD; see Admod.
Ædmodliȝ, adv. humbly, S; see Admodliche.
Ædmodnisse, sb. humility, MD; æddmodnesse, S; see Admodnesse.
Æhte, num. eight, MD; see Eighte.
Æhtene, num. eighteen, S; see Eightene.
Æn, num. and indef. art. one, S; ænne, S; see Oon.
Æness, adv. once, S; see Oones.
Æoure, pron. your, S; see Ȝoure.
Ærd, sb. native land, home, S; see Erd.
Ærfeð-telle, adj. difficult to count, S. See Arfeð.
Ærnde, sb. errand, MD; see Erende.
Ærnd-race, sb. messenger, S; Ærnd-raches, pl., S.—AS. ǽrend-raca.
Ærnen, v. to run, S; see Rennen.
Æ-uez, adj. pious, fast in the law, S.—AS. ǽ-fest. See Æ.
Afaiten, v. to affect, to prepare, array, dress, to train, tame, subdue, NED, PP; affaiten, P; fayten, S2, PP; faiten, PP.—OF. afaiter, afeiter; Lat. affectare, freq. of afficere; ad + facere. (A- 7.)
A-fallen, v. to fall, MD; auallen, MD; afeol, pt. s., MD; afallen, pp., MD.—AS. á-feallan. (A- 1.)
A-fallen, v. to fell, NED; afal, imp., S; aual, S.
A-felde, adv. a-field, to the field, PP. (A- 2).
A-fellen, v. to fell, NED; auellen, MD.—AS. á-fellan, á-fyllan. (A- 1.)
A-fer, adv. afar, W, W2; afeer, NED; of feor, S (s.v. feor). (A- 3.) Cf. A-ferre.
Afere, sb., affair, bustle, appearance, demeanour, S2, NED; effere, S2; effeir, S2, S3; effer, S2; afferes, pl., PP.—OF. afere = a + fere; Lat. facere, to do. (A- 7.)
A-feren, v. to frighten, terrify, S, PP; afferen, MD; affeare, 2 pr. s. subj., S; afered, pp. afraid, S, C, P; aferd, S, C, P, W2; afeerd, W; afert, PP; aferde, S3, P, W; afferde, S3.—AS. á-fǽran. (A- 1.)
A-ferre, adv. afar, Prompt.; oferrum, S2; onferrum, S2; onferre, NED; onferr, NED. (A- 2). Cf. Afer.
Aff-; see Af-.
Affamysit, pp. famished, S3, NED. Cp. OF. afamer; Late Lat. affamare.
Affectuosly, adv. passionately, HD, NED.
Affectuouse, adj. hearty, affectionate, NED, H; affectuse, NED.—Lat. affectuosus.
Affray, sb. terror, S3, C2, C3. Cf. Effray.
Affrayen, v. to frighten, C2; affrayed, pp. S2, C, C3, W; see Afrayen.
Afile, v. to file down, NED; affyle, C.—OF. afiler.
Afingret, pp. an-hungered, NED, HD; see Of-hungred.
A-flemen, v. to drive away, MD; aulem, imp. s., S.—AS. á-fléman (á-flýman). (A- 1.)
Afolen, v. to befool; afoled, pp., S; afoild, NED, HD.—OF. afoler (Bartsch); Low Lat. *adfolare, to make foolish. (A- 7.)
A-fon, v. to receive, S; afeoh, imp., S; avoþ, pr. pl., S; auenge, pt. pl., S2.—AS. á-fón, on-fón (for ond-fón), see Sievers, 198, 5. 1. (A- 4.) Cf. Onfon.
Aforce, v. to force, constrain, NED, H; afforce, H; aforsed, pt. pl., H.—OF. aforcer, efforcer, esforcier; Late Lat. exfortiare, from Lat. fortis, strong. (A- 9.)
A-fore, adv. prep., before, PP, WW; affore, PP; afor, PP; affor, PP; aforn, NED.—AS. on-foran. (A- 2.)
A-forthen, v. to further, promote, to achieve, to manage to do, to manage to give, to afford; P, NED, SkD, HD; aforde, NED.—AS. ge + forðian. (A- 6.)
A-fote, adv. on foot, PP; afoote, S3, W; auote, S2. (A- 2.)
Afrayen, v. to disturb from peace and quiet, to frighten, NED; affraye, C2 (E. 455); afreyd, pp. alarmed, afraid, NED; affrayed, W, S2, C, C3; affrayd, S3; affrayt, S3; frayd, S3, fraid, S3.—AF. afrayer, effrayer, OF. esfreer: Prov. esfredar; Low Lat. ex-fridare, from fridum; cp. OS. friðu, peace. (A- 9.) See Affrayen.
A-fright, pp. terrified, C; afriȝt, NED, HD; afryȝte, HD.—AS. á-fyrht, á-fyrhted. (A- 1.)
After, prep. and adv. after, according to, S, HD, S2, C3; efter, S, S2; eftir, S3; eafter, MD; aftir, S2.—Æf-ter is a comp. form, see SkD.
After-clap, sb. an evil consequence or result, HD; after-clappys, pl., MD.
After-del, sb. disadvantage, MD; after-dele, HD.
A-fure, adv. on fire, S2; auere, S2; afiere, W2. (A- 2.)
Afyngred; see Ahungerd.
Afyrst, pp. athirst, PP; afurst, PP; afrust, PP; see Of-þurst.
A-gasten, v. to terrify, MD, PP; agesten, S; agaste, pt. s., C2, C; agast, pp., PP, S2, S3, C2, C3, G; agazed, S3; agaste, pl., S2, W.—AS. á + gǽstan, to frighten. (A- 1.)
A-gen, prep. and adv. towards, back, again, S; see A-ȝein.
Agenes, prep. against, S; see Aȝeines.
Agenst, prep. against, NED; see A-ȝeinst.
Agenst-Christ, sb. Antichrist, S3.
A-gessen, v. to reckon, calculate, S. (A- 1.)
Aghe, sb. awe, H; agh, NED; see Awe.
Aghe-ful, adj. awful, H; aghful, H.
A-gon, v. to obtain, PP.—AS. of-gangan, to require. (A- 3.)
A-gon, pp. and adv. gone away, ago, S2, C3; agoon, C2, C3; agone, S3; agoo, PP; ago, C2.—AS. a-gán, pp. of á-gán, to go forth. (A- 1.)
A-graythen, v. to make ready, to dress, NED; agreþed, pp., S2; agrayþed, NED.—From Icel. greiða: Goth. ga-raidjan. (A- 1.)
A-graythinge, sb. apparel, S2, NED.
Agreable, adj. pleasant, NED; aggreable, favourable, S3.—AF. agreable. (A- 7.)
A-gref, in grief, NED; agrief, C; ogrefe, NED. Phr.: takes not agreve, takes it not unkindly, NED. (A- 2.)
Agreggen, v. to make heavy, to be heavy, to aggravate, HD; agreggid, pp., W2.—OF. agregier: Prov. agreujar; Late Lat. aggreuiare, from *greuis for Lat. grauis. (A- 7.)
Agreþed, pp. made ready, S2; see A-graythen.
Agreuen, v. to bear heavily on, to grieve, oppress, HD; agreued, pp., C2, PP.—OF. agrever; Lat. aggrauare; ad + grauare, from grauis. (A- 7.)
Agrimony, sb. agrimony, Prompt.; agremoine, Voc.; egrimony, Prompt.; egremoin, C3; egremounde, NED; ogremoyne, Voc.—Lat. agrimonia; Gr. ἀγρεμώνη cp. F. aigremoine.
A-grisen, v. to be horrified, to terrify, to loathe, HD, MD, S; agryse, S2, C3.—AS. á-grísan. (A- 1.)
A-grounde, on the ground, S2, PP; on this earth, PP. (A- 2.)
Agte, sb. possession, S; see Auhte.
A-gulten, v. to sin, to offend, MD, PP, S; agilten, MD; agelten, MD; aȝulten, S; agulte, pt. s., PP; agult, pp., S; agilt, HD, PP.—AS. á-gyltan. (A- 1.)
Ah, pr. s. owes (as a duty), S; ahen, pr. pl., are obliged, S; see Owen.
A-honge, pp. hanged up, S. (A- 1.)
Aht, adj. worthy, valiant, NED; see Auht.
Aht, sb. aught, anything; ahte, S; ahct, S; see Ought.
Ahte, sb. possession, S2; ahhte, S; see Auhte.
Ahtlice, adv. valiantly, NED; ohtliche, NED. See Auht.
A-hungerd, pp. a-hungered, PP, S3; ahungred, NED; afyngred, PP.—AS. ofhyngred. (A- 3.) See Of-hungred.
Aihte, sb. property, S; ayhte, S; see Auhte.
Air, sb. air, S2; aire, NED; see Eyre.
Airtis, sb. pl. quarters of the sky, S3; see Art.
Aisille, sb. vinegar, S; eisil, MD; eisel, MD; eyselle, MD; esylle, Prompt.; aselle, MD; eysell, Sh.; aysel, H.—OF. aisil (eisil), also, aisi, Ps. 68. 21 (Metz); Late Lat. acitum (cp. OF. azet); Lat. acētum; see Schuchardt, Vokalismus, i. 294.
Aisliche, adv. timorously, S3; see Eisliche.
Ak, conj. but, S2, PP; see Ac.
Ak, sb. oak, Voc.; akis, pl., S3; see Ook.
A-kelen, v. to make cold, to grow cold, S, MD.—AS. á-célan. (A- 1.)
Aken, v. to ake, to throb with pain, C2, S2, Prompt., NED; eken, MD; ȝaik, NED; oc, pt. s., MD; ok, MD; oke, MD, NED; akide, NED; oken, pt. pl., PP.—AS. acan, pt. óc, pp. acen; cp. Icel. aka, to drive, Lat. agere. Cf. Ache.
Akennet, pp. born, S; see A-cennen.
Aketoun, sb. a jacket of quilted cotton worn under the mail, a jacket of leather plated with mail, NED, Voc., C2; acketoun, HD; acton, NED, HD, JD; hakatone, HD; haqueton, NED; haketon, ND; hacqueton, ND.—OF. auqueton; Sp. alcoton; Arab. al-qūtn, the cotton.
A-kneon, on knees, S, NED; aknen, HD; aknewes, HD. (A- 2.)
Al, adj., sb., adv. all, MD, S, S2, C2, C3; all, S, S3; hal, S2; alle, dat., S; ælle, pl., S; alle, S2; halle, S; ealre, gen., S; allre, S; alra, S; alre, S.—AS. eall, all, al.
Al, adv. (with conjunctions); al if, although, NED.
Al, adv. (with subj. mood), although, NED, C, C3; Al be it, even though it be that, C.
Alabastre, sb. alabaster, W (Mt. 26. 7); alabaustre, S3; alablaster, Sh.—OF. alabastre; Lat. alabastrum (nom. -ter); Gr. ἀλάβαστρος, ἀλάβαστος.
A-lang, adv. along, MD; along, MD; olong, MD (A- 4). See Endlang.
Alange, adj. tedious, strange, foreign, Prompt.; alenge, HD; see Elenge.
Alarge, v. to enlarge, to give largely, HD; alargid, pp., W, W2.—OF. alargir. (A- 7.)
A-last, adv. at last, S2, NED. (A- 5.)
Alaun, sb. a large dog used for hunting; alan, NED; alant, NED; alauntz, pl., C; allaundes, NED.—OF. alan (allan in Cotg.); It. alano (Florio); Low Lat. alanus.
Alay, sb. alloy, PP; alayes, pl., C2.—AF. alay.
Alayen, v. to mix metals, to alloy, NED, PP; alayed, pp., PP.—AF. alayer, aleyer (F. aloyer); Lat. alligare, to bind. (A- 7.)
Albe, sb. a vestment worn by priests, and by some kings; NED.—Church Lat. alba, an alb; Lat. alba (vestis), a white garment.
Albificacioun, sb. the process of making white (in alchemy), C3.—Late Lat. albificationem.
Alblastrye, sb. the use of cross-bows, S3. See Arblaste.
Ald, adj. old, S, S2; alder, comp., MD; aldreste, superl., S; see Old.
Al-day, adv. always, continually, C2, PP.
Alde-like, adv. with solemn, venerable mien, S.
Alder, sb. elder, ancestor, also, prince, chief, MD, PP; aldren, pl., S; ælderen, S; elderne, S2; ealdren, MD; ealdrene, gen., S.—AS. ealdor (aldor). See Ald.
Alder, gen. pl. of all, C2, H; see Alre-.
Alder-best, adj. best of all, H; see Alrebest.
Alder-first, adj. first of all, C2; see Alrefyrst.
Alder-mon, sb. a prince, also, the principal officer in the shire, MD, Voc.; elldernemanness, gen., S; aldermen, pl., PP, AS. ealdormann.
Aldire-, gen. pl. of all, H; see Alre-.
Aldire-mast, adj. most of all, H; see Alremest.
Ale, sb. ale, S2, C2; ale-house, S2; an ale-drinking, NED. Comb.: ale-stake, a stake before an alehouse as a sign, C, C3, NED.—AS. ealu, alu; OTeut. stem *alut-. Cf. Nale.
A-leggen, v. to lay down, to lay aside, to put down, confute, S, NED (allay1).—AS. á-lecgan. (A- 1.)
Alemaunde, sb. almond, NED, W2; almaundes, pl., NED; almoundes, NED.—OF. alemande, alemandre, alemandle (cp. Sp. almendra); Late Lat. amendola (cp. Pg. amendoa); Lat. amygdala; Gr. ἀμυγδάλη.
Alemaunde-tre, sb. almond-tree, W2.
Alembyk, sb. a retort (used in alchemy), C3; alambic, NED; limbeck, ND, Sh.; lymbecke, (Minsheu).—OF. alambic, Sp. alambique (Minsheu); Arab. al-anbíq; Gr. ἄμβῑκ-, stem of ἄμβιξ, a cup.
A-lemen, v. to illumine, S; alimen, S; aleomen, S.—AS. á + léoman. (A- 1.)
A-lesednesse, sb. redemption, MD.
A-lesen, v. to loose, deliver, S; alesde, pt. s., S; alesed, pp., S, HD.—AS. á-lésan, álýsan. (A- 1.)
A-lesendnesse, sb. redemption, MD.
A-lesnesse, sb. redemption, S, MD.—AS. á-lésnis.
Al-gate, adv. every way, always, in any case, NED, S3, C, C2, C3; allegate, S; algates, S2, C2, C3; algatis, W.—Cp. Icel. alla götu, every way.
Algorisme, sb. the Arabic or decimal system of numeration, arithmetic, NED; algrim, MD; augrim, S. Phr.: cipher in algorisme, the figure o, a mere cipher, NED.—OF. algorisme (augorime); Low Lat. algorismus (cp. Span. guarismo, arithmetic, Minsheu); from Arab. al-Khowarazmi, the surname of an Arab mathematician of the 9th cent.
Al-halowen, sb. pl. all saints, NED; alhalowes, NED; halalwes, S2.
Al-halowen day, sb. All Saints’ Day, NED.—AS. ealra halgena dæg.
Aliance, sb. alliance, NED; alliaunce, C2.—AF. aliance.
A-liche, adv. alike, PP, NED.—AS. ge-líce. (A- 6.) See Iliche.
Alie, sb. ally, relative, PP; allye, C2.
Alien, v. to combine, unite, ally, NED; allyed, pp., C2.—OF. alier; Lat. alligare. (A- 7.)
A-liri, adv. across (said of the legs), P; alyry, PP.—AS. on + lira, the fleshy part of the leg (Voc.). (A- 2.)
A-liȝten, v. to alight, get lightly down from a horse, to descend, also, to lighten, MD; alyghte, C2; alyghte, pt. s., PP; alyȝte, PP; alihte, MD; aliȝte, S; alyhte, S2; aliȝt, pp., S2.—AS. á-líhtan. (A- 1.)
A-liȝten, v. to enlighten, illuminate, to light (a fire), NED.—AS. on-líhtan. (A- 2.)
A-liȝtnen, v. to enlighten, NED; alichtyn, S3; alyctnyng, pr. p., S3. (A- 1.)
Al-kaly, sb. alkali, C3.—Arab. al-qalīy, calcined ashes; from qalay, to roast in a pan.
Alkamistre, sb. alchemist, C3, NED. OF. alkemiste.
Al-kamye, sb. medieval chemistry, PP.—OF. alcamie, alquimie; Sp. alquimia; Arab. al-kīmīā; Late Gr. χημία, of doubtful origin, prob. from χυμεία, pouring.
Al-karon, sb. the Koran, S2.—OF. al-coran; Ar. al-qorān, the reading, from qara‘a, to read aloud.
Al-katran, sb. the resin of fir trees, pitch, also, bitumen, NED, S2.—OF. alketran; Sp. alquitran; Ar. al-qatran, from qatara, to drop.
Al-kin, adj. of every kind, MED, PP; alkyn, S2, PP; alkynnes, PP; alle kynez, S2.—AS. alles cynnes, gen.
Al-kynd, adj. of every kind, S3.
All-; see Al-.
Allunge, adv. altogether, S, MD; allynge, MD; allinge, MED.—AS. eallunga, eallunge.
Allure, sb. a place to walk in, a gallery, a walk by the parapets of a castle, a cloister, S3; alure, Prompt., NED.—OF. alure (now allure), walk, going, a gallery, also, aleüre (= Low Lat. *alatura), from aler, to go (F. aller).
Almain, adj. German, NED; Almaines, pl. Germans, NED; Almaygnes, S3.—OF. aleman (F. allemand).
Almain, sb. a kind of dance, NED; almond, NED. Comb.: almain-leap, ND; almond-leape, Cotg. (s.v. saut).
Almaine, sb. Germany, H; Almayne, NED; Alemaine, S; Almeyne, NED; Almen, NED; Alamanie, S.—OF. Alemaigne; Lat. Allemannia, the country of the Allemanni.
Almes-dede, sb. deed of mercy, S2.
Almesse, sb. alms, charity, S, PP, Prompt., S2, C3; ælmes, S; elmesse, MD; almes, S, S2, W; almous, S2; almessis, pl., W.—AS. ælmysse; Church Lat. *alimosina (cp. OF. almosne); eleemosyna (Tertullian); Gr. ἐλεημοσύνη alms, Lu. 12. 33; orig. pity.