Chapter 4

Apointen, _v._ to come or bring matters to a point, to agree, arrange, to prepare, equip, NED.—OF. _apointer_, from _a point_.

Apointment, _sb._ agreement, NED; poyntemente, S3.—OF. _apointement_.

Aposen, _v._ to question, S2, PP, Prompt.; apposen, C3, PP. Cp. Opposen.

Apostel, _sb._ apostle, S; appostel, NED; appostil, NED; apostle, W; postlis, _pl._ NED.—AS. _apostol_; Church Lat. _apostolus_ (Vulg.); Gr. ἀπόστολος, one sent forth, messenger; cp. AF. _apostle_ (OF. _apostre_).

Apostil-hed, _sb._ office of apostle, W.

Apotecarie, _sb._ apothecary, C; potekary, NED.—OF. _apotecaire_; Late Lat. _apothecarium_ (acc.), from _apotheca_; Gr. ἀποθήκη, storehouse.

Apoyson, _v._ to poison, PP; apoysoned, _pp._, PP.—OF. _apoisoner_, for _empoisoner_. (A- 10.)

App-; see Ap-.

Appairen, _v._ to injure; appayre, S2, P; see Apeyren.

Appairing, _sb._ injuring, S3.

Appel, _sb._ apple, PP; eppel, MD; applis, _pl._ W2.—AS. _æppel_.

Apple-garnade, _sb._ pomegranate, S2 (_garnade_). Cf. Garnet-appille.

Aprentis, _sb._ apprentice, NED; prentis, S2, PP; aprentys, _pl._ PP.—OF. _aprentis_ (AF. _aprentiz_), nom. of _aprentif_, from _aprendre_, to learn; Lat. _apprehendere_ = _ad_ + _prehendere_. (A- 7.)

A-quenchen, _v._ to quench, PP; acwenchen, S; aqueynte, _pt. s._ S2; aqueynt, PP.—AS. _á-cwencan_. (A- 1.)

Aquerne, _sb._ squirrel, S, NED; acquerne, S.—AS. _ácwern_ (Voc.); cp. Icel. _íkorni_, G. _eichhorn_, MDu. _éncoren_.

Aqueyntaunce, _sb._ acquaintance, S2, CM, MD.—OF. _acointance_, AF. _aqueyntance_. (A- 7.)

Aqueynten, _v._ to become known, MD; aquointe, _pp._ acquainted, NED; aquente, NED; aquynt, S2.—OF. _acointer_ (_acuinter_); Late Lat. _adcognitare_, from Lat. _ad_ + _cognitum_, pp. of _cognoscere_. (A- 7.)

Ar, _prep._, _conj._ and _adv._ before, S, S2, G, H, P; see Er.

Ar, _pr. pl._ are, S2, PP; see Aren.

Arace, _v._ to pull up by the roots, C2, CM; arache, NED.—AF. _aracer_, OF. _esrachier_; Lat. _e_(_x_)_radicare_. (A- 9.)

Aranye, _sb._ spider, Prompt.; arain, HD; aranee, HD; eranye, Prompt.; erayne, Prompt.; erayn, H; arane, H; erane, Voc.; yreyne, W2; aran, H; irain, NED; arrans, _pl._, HD; yreyns, W2.—OF. _araigne_ (_iraigne_); Lat. _aranea_.

Arate, _v._ to correct, blame, rate, PP. Probably a variant of Aretten. Cf. OF. _aratter_ = _aretter_ (Godefroy).

Aray, _sb._ array, PP; array, S2 (19. 393), C2, C.—OF. _arei_ (_arroi_).

Arayen, _v._ to array, NED, PP; arayed, _pp._ W; arrayed, C2, C3.—AF. _arayer_; OF. _areier_, _areer_: It. _arredare_ (Florio); from Lat. _ad_ + Low Lat. *_rēdo_ (OF. _rei_), preparation, of Teutonic origin. (A- 7.)

Arblaste, _sb._ a military engine for throwing missiles, MD, S2; alblast, S2.—OF. _arbaleste_; Late Lat. _arcuballista_.

Arblaster, _sb._ an arblast-man, S2.

Arch, _sb._ arch, Prompt.; arches, _pl._ court of Arches, P.—OF. _arche_ (Cotg.).

Arch-, _prefix_, chief; erche-, Church Lat. _archi-_; Gr. ἀρχι-, ἀρχ-.

Arch-angel, _sb._ archangel, S, PP; archangles, _pl._ S.—Church Lat. _archangelus_; Gr. ἀρχάγγελος.

Arche-biscop, _sb._ archbishop, S; erchebissop, S2.—AS. _ærce-biscop_ (S); Lat. _archi-_ + AS. _biscop_.

Archer, _sb._ archer, S2; archeer, C2; harchere. Voc.—AF. _archer_. See Ark.

Archi-deken, _sb._ archdeacon, PP; erchedekene, S2.

Archi-flamyn, _sb._ high-priest, S2.—Church Lat. _archiflamen_, archbishop (Ducange), from Lat. _flamen_.

Archi-triclin, _sb._ the ruler of the feast, S; architriclyn, W.—Church Lat. _architriclinus_ (Vulg.); Gr. ἀρχιτρίκλινος.

Arch-wyfe, _sb._ a wife who rules; arche-wyues, _pl._ C2, CM.

Are, _sb._ honour, reverence, also, grace, clemency, MD, NED, S; ore, S, S2, G, HD; happy augury, MD, S.—AS. _áre_ (_ár_); cp. OHG. _éra_, honour (Otfrid).

Are, _sb._ oar, MD; see Ore.

A-recchen, _v._ to explain, expound, to speak, NED.—AS. _á-reccan_. (A- 1.)

A-rechen, _v._ to reach, to strike, to reach in thought, to imagine, to be sufficient, NED, S, S (ii. 47), S2, W, PP.—AS. _á-rǽcan_. (A- 1.)

A-reden, _v._ to declare, to interpret, NED, W; areede, W.—AS. _á-rédan_; cp. G. _errathen_. (A- 1.)

A-redy, _adj._ ready, P, HD, NED; ȝe-redi, MD. (A- 6.)

Are-full, _adj._ compassionate, MD, S.—AS. _ár-full_.

Are-les, _adj._ merciless, MD; oreleas, S; oreles, S.—AS. _ár-léas_.

Aren, _v._ to show mercy to, S, MD.—AS. _árian_.

Aren, _pr. pl._ are, S, PP; arn, MD, C2, PP; are, MD; ar, MD, S2, PP; ere, MD, S2; er, H.—ONorth. _aron_.

Arende, _sb._ errand; HD, PP; see Erende.

Arerage, _sb._ the state of being in arrear, indebtedness, NED, PP; arrerage, C, PP.—OF. _arerage_, AF. _arrerage_.

Arere, _adv._ to the rear, in the rear, PP; Arrere, PP.—AF. _arere_; Late Lat. _ad retro_, backward. (A- 7.)

A-reren, _v._ to raise, build, to arise, to rear, S2, PP; arearen, S; areride, _pt. s._, W; arerde, S; arerd, S; arerdon, _pl._, S; arered, _pp._, S2, W, W2; arerd, S2.—AS. _á-rǽran_: Goth. _ur-raisjan_. Causal of Arisen. (A- 1.)

A-rest, at rest, PP. (A- 2.)

Arest, _sb._ stop, S2; arreest, custody, C. _Phr._: spere in arest, in rest, C.—OF. _areste_, stoppage, AF. _arest_, act of arresting. (A- 7.)

Aresten, _v. int._ and _tr._ to stop, cause to stop, NED, C.—AF. _arester_; Lat. _ad_ + _restare_. (A- 7.)

Aretten, _v._ to reckon, count, accuse, NED, W, W2; aretted, _pp._ C; arettid, W, W2; rettid, W.—AF. _aretter_, OF. _areter_; _a_ + _reter_: OSp. _reptar_, to challenge (Minsheu); Lat. _reputare_, to count; cp. Late Lat. _reptare_ (Ducange). (A- 7.) Cf. Retten.

A-reysen, _v._ to raise, to arouse, NED; areysed, _pt. s._, S3; areisid, _pp._, W. (A- 1.)

Areȝth, _sb._ cowardice; areȝthe, _dat._, S. See Arwe.

Arfeð, _adj._ difficult, MD; arefeð, S; earfeð, MD; arueð, NED; erfeð, MD.—AS. _earfeðe_; cp. _earfeðe_, _earfoþ_, labour, toil: Goth. _arbaiths_.

Argoile, _sb._ the tartar deposited from wines, C3, NED; arguyll, NED; argall, Cotg. (s.v. _tartre_), ND.—AF. _argoil_.

Arguen, _v._ to prove, to reason, PP.—OF. _arguer_; Late Lat. _argutare_, from Lat. _arguere_.

Arguere, _sb._ reasoner, PP.

Argument, _sb._ proof, clear proof, proof presumptive, NED; argumens, _pl._, PP.—AF. _argument_; Lat. _argumentum_.

Argumenten, _v._ to argue, C3, S2.

A-risen, _v._ to arise, MD; aryse, PP; aris, _imp. s._ S; arys, PP; arist, _pr. s._, S, S2, C3; aros, _pt. s._, S, PP; aroos, PP; arisen, _pp._, MD; arise, S2.—AS. _á-rísan_. (A- 1.)

A-rist, _sb._ rising, resurrection, NED; aristes, _gen._, S; ariste, _dat._, S.—AS. _ǽ-ríst_. (A- 1.)

Ariue, _v._ to arrive, to come to shore, S; aroue, _pt. s._, NED; ariuede, _pl._ S2; aryue, _pp._, S; aryven, NED.—AF. _ariver_; Late Lat. _arribare_, _arripare_, _adripare_, from Lat. _ad_ + _ripa_, shore. (A- 7.)

Ariue, _sb._ landing, arrival, C, NED.

A-rixlien, _v._ to rule; arixlye, S. (A- 1.)

A-riȝt, _adv._ in a right way, straightway, S2; aryght, C2; ariȝte, S; origt, _S._ (A- 2.)

Ark, _sb._ an ark, chest, MD; arrke, S; arc, S2.—Lat. _arca_; cp. OF. _arche_.

Ark, _sb._ segment of a circle, C2, MD.—OF. _arc_; Lat. _arcum_ (acc.), a bow.

Arles, _sb._ an earnest, NED, JD, HD.—Probably a plural in form from an OF. *_erle_, *_arle_; Lat. *_arrhula_, dim. of _arrha_, for _arrhabo_; Gr. ἀρραβών; Heb. _‘érábón_. Cp. OF. _erres_, _arres_: Sp. _arras_ (Minsheu); Lat. _arrhas_, pl. acc. of _arrha_. See Ernes.

Arly, _adj._ and _adv._ early, S2, H; see Erly.

Arm, _sb._ arm, MD; earmes, _pl._, S, MD; armes, _interj._ arms! an oath, by God’s arms, S3, NED. _Phr._: Gog’s arms, S3.—AS. _earm_: Icel. _armr_: Goth. _arms_.

Arm, _adj._ poor, wretched, MD; ærm, MD; erme, _dat._ S; arme, _pl._ S; earme, MD.—AS. _earm_: Icel. _armr_: Goth. _arms_.

Armen, _v._ to arm, C3, PP; i-armed, _pp._, S.—AF. _armer_; Lat. _armare_.

Armes, _sb. pl._ weapons, coat-armour, MD, P.—AF. _armes_.

Arm-heorted, _adj._ tender-hearted, S.—Cp. AS. _earm-heort_.

Arm-hertnesse, _sb._ compassion, S.

Arminge, _sb._ the act of arming, putting on of armour, C2.

Armipotent, _adj._ mighty in arms, C.—Lat. _armipotentem_.

Armony, _sb._ harmony, S3.—F. _harmonie_; Lat. _harmonia_; Gr. ἁρμονία.

Armure, _sb._ armour, weapons, P, C2, C3, G; armoure, C2; armuris, _pl._, W, W2.—AF. _armure_ (_armoure_), _armeure_; Lat. _armatura_.

Arn, _sb._ eagle, HD; aryn, H; see Ern.

Arnde, _pt. s._ ran, S; see Rennen.

A-rode, on the rood (the cross), NED, S, S2. (A- 2.)

A-rowe, _adv._ in a row, one after another, S; areawe, S; arewe, NED. (A- 2.)

Arr-; see Ar-.

Arr, _sb._ scar, wound, NED, JD; ar, HD; see Erre.

Arred, _pp._ scarred, JD.

Arsenik, _sb._ arsenic, C3.—OF. _arsenic_; Lat. _arsenicum_; Gr. ἀρσενικόν, yellow orpiment, orig. the masculine, male, from ἄρσην, a male.

Arskes, _pl._ newts, S2; see Ask.

Arsmetike, _sb._ arithmetic, NED; arsmetrike, C.—OF. _arismetique_: Prov. _arismetica_; Lat. _arithmetica_; Gr. ἀριθμητική (τέχνη), the art of counting.

Arst, _adj._ and _adv. superl._ first, G, P; see Erst.

Art, _sb._ a quarter of the heaven, point of the compass, NED, S3; airt, NED, JD; airth, NED; airtis, _pl._, S3.—Gael. _ard_; OIr. _aird_, top, height, point.

Artou, art thou, S2; artow, S2, C2, C3. See Ert.

Arwe, _sb._ arrow, NED; arewe, S2; arwes, _pl._ S2, C2, P; arewis, W2; arowis, W2.—AS. _arwe_ for *_arhwe_; cp. Goth. _arhwazna_, arrow, the thing belonging to the bow, from *_arhw_ = Lat. _arcus_.

Arwe, _adj._ cowardly, timid, lazy, sluggish, vile, base, Prompt.; areȝ, S; arh, MD; arȝ, NED; erewe, S; arewe, _sb._ betrayer, enemy, S, MD.—AS. _earg_ (_earh_); Icel. _argr_; cp. OHG. _arg_ (Otfrid).

Arwed, _pp._ made cowardly, PP.

Arȝen, _v._ to be timid, to frighten, NED.

As, _sb._ unit, a single bit, a jot, ace, NED, C2; ace, S3; ase, PP. _Phr._: ambes as, double aces, C2.—OF. _as_; Lat. _as_.

Asailen, _v._ to leap upon, assail, PP; assaile, PP, S; assaille, C2, PP; asailid, _pp._, PP; assalȝeit, S2.—AF. _assailir_, OF. _asalir_; Late Lat. _adsalire_. (A- 7.)

A-saken, _v._ to deny, renounce; asoke, _pt. s._, S.—AS. _of-sacan_ (Schmid). (A- 3.) Cf. Of-saken.

Asaut, _sb._ assault, S2; assaut, C, PP.—OF. _asaut_. (A- 7.)

Ascapie, _v._ to escape, PP; askapie, PP; ascapen, PP.—OF. _escaper_ (Picard). Cf. Achape.

Ascaunce, _conj._ as though, C3, NED.

Asche, _sb._ ash, _cinis_; aische, W, W2; aske, H; asken, _pl._, S; axen, S; asshen, C2; asskess, S; asshes, C3; aschis, W2; askes, S2, P; askis, H; askez, S2.—AS. _asce_ (_axe_): Icel. _aska_: Goth. _azgo_.

Ascrien, _v._ to cry out, NED; escrien, MD.—OF. _escrier_; Late Lat. _ex_ + _quiritare_, see Diez.

Ascrive, _v._ to ascribe, H.—OF. _ascriv-_ stem of pr. p. of _ascrire_: It. _ascrivere_; Lat. _adscribere_. (A- 7.)

Ascry, _sb._ outcry, S2.

Asegen, _v._ to besiege, C.—OF. _asegier_: It. _assediare_ (Florio). (A- 7.)

Aselen, _v._ to seal up, to set one’s seal to, NED; aseele, W2; asselen, PP, S2.—OF. _anseler_, _enseler_; Late Lat. _insigillare_, from _sigillum_, seal. (A- 10.) Cf. Ensele.

A-senchen, _v._ to cause to sink, S; aseynt, _pp._, MD. (A- 1.)

Asent, _sb._ assent, S2, PP; assent, C3, PP.—OF. _as_(_s_)_ent_. (A- 7.)

Aseth, _sb._ satisfaction, PP, HD; aseeth, W; asethe, Cath., HD; assyth, JD; assetz, PP; asseth, NED, HD.—OF. _aset_, _asset_; from Late Lat. _ad satis_. For the final _-t_ in OF. = þ in English, cp. OF. _feit_ with ME. _feiþ_, faith. Hence our _assets_. (A- 7.)

A-setnesse, _sb._ appointed order, S.—AS. _á-setnis_, institute (Schmid).

A-setten, _v._ to set up, appoint, NED.—AS. _á-settan_. (A- 1.)

Asise, _sb._ decree, edict, judgment, S2; assise, C, G; assises, _pl._ assizes, PP.—OF. _as_(_s_)_ise_, a sitting down, settlement of imposts, from _as_(_s_)_is_, pp. of _as_(_s_)_eeir_, to sit at, to settle; Lat. _assidere_. (A- 7.)

Asisour, _sb._ juror, PP; acisoure, PP; sisour, PP; sysour, PP.

Ask-; see Asc-.

Ask, _sb._ a newt or eft, a lizard, NED, HD, JD; aske, NED; asker, HD, JD, DG; askis, _pl._, NED; arskes, S2.—AS. _áðexe_: OS. _egithassa_; cp. OHG. _egidehsa_ (G. _eidechse_).

Aske, _sb._ ash, H; askes, _pl._, S2, P; askis, H; see Asche.

Aske-baðie, _sb._ one who sits among the ashes, S; askebathe, NED.

Aske-fise, _sb._ one who blows the ashes, Prompt.; askfist, NED. Cp. Sw. _askefis_ and G. _aschenfister_ (Grimm).

Asken, _v._ to ask, S, S2; eskien, MD; aschen, MD; eschen, MD; esse, MD, S2; ocsien, MD; acsien, MD, S2; axien, MD, S2; axen, S, S2, S3, C2, C3, W, W2; escade, _pt. s._, S; easkede, S; haxede, S; esste, S2.—AS. _áscian_: OHG. _eiscón_ (Otfrid); cp. G. _heischen_.

A-slaken, _v._ to diminish, to become slack, C, NED. (A- 1.)

A-slawe, _pp._ slain, S2; aslaȝe, S; aslaȝen S.—AS. _á-slagen_, pp. of _á-sléan_, see Sievers, 378. (A- 1.)

A-slepe, _adv._ asleep, S, PP.—AS. _on slǽpe_. (A- 2.)

A-slepid, _pp._ gone to sleep, W2.

A-sonder, _adv._ asunder, C, C3.—AS. _on sundran_. (A- 2.)

A-soylen, _v._ to absolve, to answer (a question), PP, S2; assoile, S3, C3, P, G; asoyly, NED; asoilede, _pt. s._, S2; asoylede, S2; assoylid, _pp._, W.—OF. _asoiler_, _assoiler_; Late Lat. _absoluere_ (= Lat. _absolovere_). (A- 8.)

Aspaltoun, _sb._ asphalt, S2.—OF. *_aspaltoun_; from Late Lat. _asphalton_; Gr. ἄσφαλτον.

Aspect, _sb._ a term in astrology; the relative positions of the heavenly bodies as they appear at a given time, NED, SkD, Sh.; aspectis, _pl._, S3.—Lat. _aspectus_. (A- 7.)

Aspert, _adj._ expert, clever, S3; see Apert.

Aspie, _sb._ spy, W, W2; aspye, C3; aspy, S3.—OF. _espie_.

Aspien, _v._ to look after, to watch, S2, S3, W, W2.—OF. _espier_. See Espye.

Aspiere, _sb._ spy, W.

A-spillen, _v._ to destroy, kill, S. (A- 1.)

Aspiyng, _sb._ ambush, W.

Aspre, _adj._ rough, cruel, fierce, NED.—OF. _aspre_; Lat. _asprum_, rough, harsh.

Asprely, _adv._ roughly, fiercely, S3; asperliche, NED.

A-squint, _adv._ obliquely, out at the corner of the eyes, S.

Ass-; see As-.

Assay, _sb._ trial, experiment, an attempt, attack, tested quality, NED, S2, S3, C2, C3; asaie, W.—AF. _assai_ (_asai_): It. _assaggio_; Lat. _exagium_, a weighing, from _ex-agere_ (_exigere_), to weigh, prove, to drive out the tongue of the balance.

Assayen, _v._ to examine, to attack, S2, S3, C2, P; asaien, W2; asayen, S3; assaied, _pp._, W.—AF. _assayer_ (_asayer_): It. _assaggiare_.

Assemble, _sb._ assembly, P.—OF. _asemblee_.

Assemblen, _v._ to bring together, to come together, NED; assembled, _pp._, C3.—OF. _asembler_; Lat. _assimulare_.

Assiduel, _adj._ continual, H; asseduel, H.—OF. _assiduel_.

Assiduelly, _adv._ continually, H.

Assoilen, _v._ to loosen, absolve, explain, PP, S3, C3; see Asoylen.

Assoillyng, _sb._ absolution, acquittal, C.

Astate, _sb._ state, estate, S3; see Estat.

A-sterten, _v._ to start up, to happen, to escape, NED, S2, S3, C3, C; astart, S3; asterted, _pt. s._, S2, C3. (A- 1.)

A-stiȝen, _v._ to proceed, ascend, descend, MD; astighð, _pr. s._, S; astah, _pt. s._, S.—AS. _á-stígan_. (A- 1.)

Astonen, _v._ to stupefy, amaze, NED; astony, NED, C2; astonyed, _pp._, W, PP; astoynde, S3.—OF. _estoner_; Late Lat. *_extonare_, to stupefy as with a thunderbolt. (A- 9.)

Astore, _v._ to repair, to provide, store, NED; astorede, _pt. s._, S2; astored, _pp._, C; astorid, W2.—AF. _estōrer_, OF. _estaurer_; Lat. _instaurare_. (A- 10.) Cf. Enstore.

A-strangeled, _pp._ suffocated, S2, (A- 6.) See Strangelyn.

Astronomye, _sb._ astronomy, PP.—OF. _astronomie_; Lat. _astronomia_; Gr. ἀστρονομία.

Astronomyen, _sb._ astronomer, astrologer, PP; astromyenes, _pl._ (= Lat. magi), W; astrymyanes, PP.—OF. _astronomien_.

Asure, _sb._ azure, NED, C2, C.—OF. _asur_, _azur_; Low Lat. _lazur_ (_lazulus_); Pers. _lajward_.

Aswagen, _v._ to assuage, C2, PP.—AF. _as_(_s_)_uager_: Prov. _assuaviar_; from Lat. _suauis_. (A- 7.)

A-swelten, _v._ to die, S, NED. (A- 1.)

Aswithe, _adv._ as quickly as possible, S2, PP; asswythe, S2; see Alswithe.

A-swowne, _pp._ as _adv._ aswoon, C2; assowe, HD.—AS. _ge-swógen_, see NED (s.v. _aswoon_) and SkD (s.v. _swoon_). (A- 6.)

A-syde, _adv._ aside, C2. (A- 2.)

At-, _prefix_ (1), at; et-; a-.—AS. _æt-_.

At-, _prefix_ (2), from, away; et-.—AS. _æt-_ for _oð-_ proclitic form of *_úð-_, away: Goth. _unþa-_; cp. Du. _ont-_, OHG. _int-_ (G. _ent-_).

At, _pron. rel._ and _conj._ that, S2, S3, H, NED; see Þat.

At, _prep._ at, in, with, from, of, amongst, PP, S, S2, C2; et, S; æt, S; ed, S; at, _used with the infin. mood_, S2, NED (vi), H. _Comb._:—atte, at the, PP, S, S2, C2; ate, S, S2; ette, S; eter, S; atten, S2, PP; at-after, after, C2; att-alle, in every way, S2; at-foren, before, MD; et-foren, S; at-uore, S2; at-om, at home, S2, PP; at-on, at one, in accord, NED, S; at oon, G (s.v. _oon_), C2; at-ones, at once, together, PP, C2, C3; attonis, S3; attonys, S3; attones, S3.

Atache, _v._ to arrest, indict, S2, PP; attache, PP; atteche, S3, NED; atachet, _pp._, S2, PP.—AF. _attacher_; cp. It. _attaccare_. (A- 7.)

A-take, _v._ to overtake, catch, C3, HD, NED. _Phr._: wel atake, well caught, NED. (A 1.)

Atamen, _v._ to cut into, broach, open (a vessel), NED, PP, HD; attamen, HD, Prompt., C2.—OF. _atamer_: Prov. (_en_)_-tamenar_; Lat. _attaminare_. (A- 7.)

Atazir, _sb._ influence (astrological term), S2, S3. Cp. Sp. _atazir_; Arab. _at-tâthîr_, _’al_ + _tâthîr_, influence, see Steingass, _Arab. Dict._, p. 157, and Dozy’s _Glossary_, s.v. _atacir_.

At-beren, _v._ to bear away, NED; atbar, _pt. s._, HD.—AS. _æt-beran_. (At- 2.)

At-breken, _v._ to break away, escape, NED. (At- 2.)

At-bresten, _v._ to burst away, escape, NED.—AS. (_æt-bærstan_. (At- 2.)

Ate, _sb._ eating, S. See Eten.

Atel, _adj._ terrible; atell, NED.—AS. _atol_; cp. Icel. _atall_.

Atelich, _adj._ horrible, S; eatelich, S.—AS. _atelic_.

Ateliche, _adv._ horribly, S.—AS. _atelice_.

Atempre, _pp._ as _adj._ temperate, H; attempre, C, HD.—OF. _atempré_; Lat. _attemperatus_. (A- 7.)

Atemprely, _adv._ temperately, H, HD.

A-tenden, _v._ to set on fire, kindle, MD; atend, _pr. s._, S. (A- 2.) Cf. Ontenden.

At-ewen, _v._ to show, to appear; atewede, _pt. s._, NED; atywede, S; atawed, _pp._, MD.—AS. _æt-éawan_ (_æt-ýwan_): Goth. _at-augjan_, from _augo_, the eye; cp. OHG. _ougen_, to show (Otfrid). Cf. Awnen. (At- 1.)

Ateynt, _pp._ convicted, affected with sorrow, PP; atteynt, S3; attaynt, S3.—OF. _ateint_, pp. of _ateindre_, to attain; Lat. _attingere_. (A- 7.)

At-fallen, _v._ to fall away, NED.—AS. _æt-feallan_. (At- 2.)

At-fleon, _v._ to flee away, NED; atfliþ, _pr. s._, S.—AS. _æt-fléon_. (At- 2.)

At-fore, _prep._ before, NED; atuore, S2; etforen, S; afore, NED.—AS. _æt-foran_. (At- 1.) Cf. Afore.

At-gangen, _v._ to go away, MD; atgo, MD, NED. (At- 2.)

Ath, _sb._ oath, S; see Oth.

Athamaunte, _sb._ adamant, C; see Adamant.

Athamant; see Adamant.

Athel, _adj._ and _sb._ of good birth, noble, a lord, NED, S, S2; hathel, NED, S2; hathill, NED; hatell, NED.—AS. _æðele_, _eðele_: OS. _eðili_: OTeut. *_aþalis_, of good family, from *_aþal_, race, family; cp. OHG. _adal_ (Otfrid).

Aþeling, _sb._ a member of a noble family, a noble, a prince of the blood royal, NED; eþelyng, S.

A-þestrien, _v._ to darken, S.—AS. _á-þéostrian_. (A- 1.)

A-þet, _conj._ until that, S. See Oth.

At-holden, _v._ to withhold, retain, S; athælde, S; ethalden, S; athalde, S; etholden, S; ethalt, _pr. s._, S; atheold, _pt. s._, S; atholde, _pp._, S.—AS. _óð-healdan_. (At- 2.)

Atiffen, _v._ to adorn, deck the person, S.—OF. _atiffer_, cp. _atifer_ (Cotg.) (A- 7.)

Atisen, _v._ to stir up, urge, entice, NED attyse, HD; attice, NED.—OF. _atiser_, to kindle (Bartsch); Late Lat. _attitiare_, from _ad_ + _titium_ (for _titio_) a brand (Voc.), see Ducange, s.v. _atticinari_. For the change of _ti_ into soft _s_ as well as into _ç_ see Brachet, s.v. _agencer_. (A- 7.)

Atlien, _v._ to think, suppose, intend, to direct one’s way, to go, MD; attle, MD; attele, S2; etlien, MD; etteleden, _pt. pl._, S2.—Icel. _ætla_ (_etla_); related to OHG. _ahtón_, to consider.

Atlinge, _sb._ purpose, conjecture, MD; etlunge, S.

At-reden, _v._ to outdo in counsel, C, NED. (At- 2.)

At-rennen, _v._ to run away, to surpass in running, C, MD; att-rann, _pt. s._, S; at-ornde, NED. (At- 2.)

At-rinen, _v._ to touch, to befall, NED; att-ryne, MD.—AS. _æt-hrínan_. (At- 1.)

At-routen, _v._ to rush away, escape, S2; at-ruten, NED. From AS. _hrútan_. (At- 2.)

At-scheoten, _v._ to shoot away, MD; atschet, _pt. s._, S; atschote, _pp._ NED. (At- 2.)

At-stonden, _v._ to withstand, S; edstonden, S, NED. (At- 2.)

At-stonden, _v._ to remain, to stop, NED, S2; etstonden, NED; atstonde, _pp._, S.—AS. _æt-standan_. (At- 1.)

Att-; see At-.

Attame, _v._ to broach, to cut into, HD, C2; see Atamen.

Atteir, _sb._ attire, S3; see Atyre.

Atter, _sb._ poison, venom, esp. of reptiles, NED, S; hatter, NED.—AS. _attor_, for *_átor_, _átr_, (Voc.); cp. OHG. _eitar_, _eittar_ (Otfrid).

Atter-coppe, _sb._ spider, NED, S; attercop, HD.—AS. _attor-coppa_.

Atter-lich, _adj._ venomous, bitter; atterluche, NED.

Atter-liche, _adv._ bitterly, NED.

Atter-lothe, _sb._ an antidote to poison, applied spec. to various plants, NED, Voc., HD.—AS. _attor-láðe_.

Attern, _adj._ venomous, cruel, HD, NED; hatterne, NED.—AS. _ættern_, _ættren_. See Atter.

Attice, _v._ to stir up, NED; see Atisen.

Attour, _sb._ array, dress, head-dress, HD; atour, NED; aturn, S.—OF. _atour_, _aturn_, from _aturner_, _atorner_; Lat. _ad_ + _tornare_, to round off.

Attri, _adj._ venomous, S, HD; attriȝ, NED; wattri, S2.—AS. _ættrig_. See Atter.

A-tweyne, in twain, PP. (A- 2.)

At-witen, _v._ to reproach, twit, S.—AS. _æt-wítan_. (At- 1.)

At-witen, _v._ to depart, NED; atwot, _pt. s._, MD. (At- 2.)

A-two, in two, S2, C2, C3, PP; ato, S2. (A- 2.)

A-twynne, in two, apart, W, G, PP; atwinne, C3; atwynny, W; otwinne, S; otwyn, H. (A- 2.)

Atyre, _sb._ equipment, dress, head-dress, PP, Cath.; atir, S2; atteir, S3; atyr, HD.

Atyren, _v._ to attire, NED; atyred, _pp._, PP; atired, PP; tyred, S2.—OF. _atirer_. (A- 7.)

Auchtene, _num._ eighteen, S3; see Eightene.

Aucte, _sb._ property, S; see Auhte.

Auctoritee, _sb._ authority, C2, C3; autorite, S3; auctorite, C.—AF. _autorite_, _auctorite_; Lat. _auctoritatem_.

Auctour, _sb._ author, C, C2, HD; auctor, S3; autour, S3, NED.—AF. _autour_; Lat. _auctorem_, from _augere_, to make to grow, to originate.

Augrim, _sb._ arithmetic, S; see Algorisme.

Auh, _conj._ but, S; see Ac.

Auht, _adj._ worthy, valiant, doughty, NED (s.v. _aught_); aȝt, S2, MD; oht, S; aht, NED; æht, MD.—AS. _áwiht_ (_áht_). Cf. Ought.

Auhte, _sb._ possessions, NED; auht, S2; ahte, S2; eahte, MD; ahhte, S; agte, S, S (15. 2090); eihte, MD, S; echte, S; ehte, S; eyhte, S; aihte, S; ayhte, S; aucte, S; aght, S2.—AS. _ǽht_: Goth. _aihts_. See Owen.

Auhte, _pt. s._ ought, S; aucte, owned, S; see Owen.

Aul, _sb._ an awl; aule, NED; owel, S; aules, _pl._, S.—AS. _awel_ (Voc.); cp. OHG. _ala_ (G. _ahle_).

Aulf, _sb._ elf, SkD; auph, SkD; awf, HD; ouphe, Sh.; oaf, SkD.—Icel. _álfr_. Cf. Elf.

Aumener, _sb._ an alms-purse, a purse, NED, HD.—OF. _aumoniere_; Low Lat. *_almosinaria_ (_bursa_).

Aumoner, _sb._ almoner, alms-giver, NED; aumonere, S2, NED; aumenere, HD; amner, HD.—OF. _aumoner_; Church Lat. *_almosinarius_, from *_alimosina_. See Almesse.

Aun-; see An-.

Auncel, _sb._ a kind of balance and weight, NED, S2, PP; auncer, PP; auncere, P, HD.—AF. _auncelle_ for *_launcelle_; Late Lat. _lancella_ (cp. It. _lancella_), ‘a kind of measure,’ (Florio); dim. of Lat. _lanx_ (_lancem_), a plate, a scale of a balance.

Auncessour, _sb._ ancestor, NED; ancessour, NED, HD.—AF. _ancessur_; Lat. _antecessorem_.

Aunceter, _sb._ predecessor, ancestor, NED, S2, CM; ancestre, NED; auncestre, NED; aunsetters, _pl._, NED, HD; aunceteres, HD.—AF. _auncestre_, _ancestre_; Lat. _ante-cessor_.

Auncien, _adj._ old, whilom, ex-; _sb._ an old man, an elder (title of dignity), a senior member of an Inn of Court, NED; auncient, S3 (25. 136), HD.—AF. _auncien_, OF. _ancien_; Late Lat. _antianum_ (cp. It. _anziano_), for _ante-anum_, from Lat. _ante_, before.

Auncre, _sb._ anchoress, nun, S2; see Ancre.

Aunder, _sb._ afternoon, HD; see Undern.