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_v.n._ i. 517, ii. 1982, iv. 2107, =eschape=, vii. 3466.

=ascendent=, _s._ vi. 1963.

=aschamed=, _a._ i. 979, iv. 1885.

=ascrie=, _v.n._ vi. 1690, vii. 3751, raise a cry.

=ascry=, _s._ v. 7546, vii. 3722.

=asende=, _v.a._, _pret._ =asente=, i. 2138, _pp._ =asent=, i. 1493, 1743, =assent=, i. 3222, sent for.

=aside=, _adv._ P. 879, i. 1536, 2534, ii. 1426, iv. 2512, =asyde=, v. 4512, =gon aside=, vii. 2388 (go wrong).

=Asie=, vii. 533, 554 ff.

=aske=, =askinge=, _see_ =axe=, =axinge=.

=aslepe=, _adv._ i. 1180, ii. 825, =rocke aslepe=, ii. 1081, =broght aslepe=, iv. 3347.

=Asmod=, vii. 5335 ff.

=aspect=, _s._ i. 3009, vii. 904.

=aspidis=, _s._ i. 463.

=aspie=, _s._ i. 1172, ii. 1830, iii. 2087, v. 1997, =upon aspie=, iv. 1473: spy, watch.

=aspie=, _v.a._ i. 312, ii. 305, _pp._ =aspyd=, iv. 1858; _v.n._ ii. 100, 515, v. 675, _pret._ =aspide=, ii. 135.

=aspirement=, _s._ vii. 256, breathing.

=assaie=, _v.a._ i. 1080, 1758, 3028, iii. 647, 1066; _v.n._ i. 3430, v. 2680: try, attempt, experience.

=assaile=, =assaille=, _v.a._ i. 1999, iii. 154, 1904, =the feld a.=, ii. 1838, 2620; _v.n._ P. 727, v. 5526, vi. 1308: attack, attempt.

=assay=, =assai=, _s._ i. 690, 791, ii. 3261, iii. 717, v. 273, 4156, trial, proof; =at alle assaies=, P. 172, ii. 2447, v. 4883, in every way.

=asse=, _s._ i. 2248, iv. 2009, vii. 3251*.

=assemble=, _v.n._ ii. 2621, iv. 1953, engage in battle, iii. 189, associate (together); _v.a._ ii. 1765, iii. 368, v. 686, 1772, gather together, join.

=assent=, _s._ i. 1125, 3380, =thassent=, ii. 1479, =of on assent=, i. 1494, =of his a.=, i. 1744, =to hire a.=, i. 2623.

=assente=, _v.n._ ii. 2816, iii. 1976, iv. 3488, =thei ben assented=, ii. 2539, _cp._ viii. 818.

=asseure=, _see_ =assure=.

=assigne=, _v.a._ i. 234, ii. 1337, iv. 271.

=assignement=, _s._ v. 7154, vi. 401.

=Assire=, v. 1541, vii. 4316.

=assise=, =assisse=, _v.a._ P. 66, i. 1468, 3050, ii. 636, iii. 1866, iv. 280, place, appoint, arrange.

=assisse=, =assise=, _s._ v. 788, 1986, 2878, viii. 778, =thassise=, P. 148, order, condition, manner.

=assobre=, _v.n._ vi. 291, grow sober; _v.a._ vi. 460, sober.

=assoile=, _v.a._ iii. 2570, viii. 364; _v.n. pret._ =assoilede=, iii. 2556: absolve, solve (a question).

=assote=, _v.n._ i. 508, 781, 2596, ii. 2269, behave foolishly, dote; _v.a._ iv. 697, v. 6841, vii. 4319, make foolish, besot.

=assuage=, _v.n._ i. 1438, iii. 1614; _v.a._ ii. 3208, vi. 587.

=Assub=, vii. 334.

=assure=, =asseure=, _v.a._ ii. 902, 2013, 2467, iii. 1773, 2202, iv. 3526, assure, satisfy, betroth, pledge.

=astat=, =estat=, _s._ P. 105, i. 599, 2764, iv. 229, viii. 3149, =thastat=, i. 2100, =thestat=, P. 202, =estatz= (_pl._), v. 1849.

=astellabre=, _s._ vi. 1890, astrolabe.

=asterte=, _v.a._ i. 658, 722, 1934, 3381, iii. 163, 240, 566, escape from, elude; _v.n._ iv. 724, 1304, v. 808, 5821, escape, be avoided, v. 707, come to pass.

=astone=, _v.n._ vi. 1584, be at a loss.

=astoned=, _a._ P. 277.

=astraied=, _pp._ v. 145, vii. 2660, astray.

=Astrathen=, vii. 4501.

=astray=, _adv._ vii. 2679.

=Astrices=, vii. 826.

=astrologie=, _s._ vii. 680.

=astronomie=, _s._ iv. 3246, vi. 1347.

=astronomien=, _s._ v. 3083, vii. 348.

=aswoune=, _adv._ ii. 1347, 3237, iv. 3632, =a swoune=, viii. 1060.

=asyde=, _see_ =aside=.

=at=, _prep._ P. 34, (= to) ii. 2648, iv. 914, (= by) v. 611: =ate=, ii. 59, =ate laste=, P. 369, 702, =ate dees=, i. 54, =ate feste=, i. 2501.

=atake=, _pp._ v. 6291, overtaken.

=Athemas= (1), iii. 1764, 1807.

=Athemas= (2), v. 4249.

=Athenagoras=, viii. 1622, 1749.

=Athene=, =Athenes=, =Athenys=, =Athenis=, iii. 1984, 2131, v. 5235, 5250 ff., 5554, vii. 2221, 2315, 2919 ff., 3058, 3184.

=Athlans=, i. 424, Atlas.

=atir=, _see_ =atyr=.

=Atropos=, iv. 2756.

=attache=, _v.a._ viii. 2698, arrest.

=atteigne(n)=, _v.a._ i. 754, 1621, ii. 184, 2553, _pret._ =atteinte=, v. 3698; _v.n._ i. 2690, iv. 949, _pp._ =atteignt=, v. 2224.

=atteint=, _pp._ iii. 2213, v. 7102*, viii. 1947, convicted.

=attempre(n)=, _v.a._ i. 1354, iii. 236, 1857, iv. 2554.

=attempte=, _v.a._ viii. 1419, try.

=attitled=, _pp._ v. 882, 1312, 1331, vii. 1004.

=atwinne=, _adv._ iii. 2750, v. 5942.

=atwo=, =atuo=, _adv._ iv. 431, v. 73.

=atyr=, =atir=, _s._ i. 1753, 1758, v. 4118, preparation, attire.

=auctor=, _see_ =auctour=.

=auctorite=, _s._ i. 800, iv. 2628, =autorite=, ii. 2925.

=auctorize=, _v.a._ vii. 2415, vouch for; _pp._ =auctorized=, vii. 1480, PP. 330, held in repute.

=auctour=, =auctor=, _s._ iv. 2412, v. 947, vi. 1314, vii. 1456.

=audience=, _s._ P. 452, i. 2556, 3330, viii. 1842.

=auditour=, _s._ v. 1919.

=Aufrique=, v. 1195, vii. 533, 578, 2088.

=Augst=, vii. 1100, viii. 2845, August.

=augurre=, _s._ iv. 2404, =augur=.

=auht=, _see_ =oght=.

=aulter=, _see_ =alter=.

=aunter=, _s._, =in aunter if=, P. 480, i. 189, ii. 480, =in aunter forto=, iii. 992, =per aunter=, v. 3351, _pl._ =auntres=, v. 5879, venture, adventure.

=auntre=, _v.n._ iv. 339, _refl._ v. 6522, venture.

=Aurora=, iv. 3190.

=autorite=, _see_ =auctorite=.

=availe=, _v.n._ P. 270, 1074, i. 1082, 3114, (=avayle=, P. 77*, =availle=, viii. 3048); _v.a._ ii. 91, 265, v. 229, _pp._ =availed=, PP. 191.

=avale=, _v.n._ ii. 2353, v. 387, descend; _v.a._ iii. 505, viii. 1619, lower.

=avance=, _v.a._ i. 2652, ii. 16, 2589, iv. 2116, v. 3006, =avaunce=, iv. 2780.

=avancement=, _s._ v. 2279.

=avant=, _adv._ iii. 1082, in front.

=avant=, _s._ i. 2427, ii. 2952, boast.

=avantage=, _s._ i. 1575, 2711, ii. 3158, iv. 2358, =thavantages=, v. 1978.

=avantance=, _s._ i. 2399, boasting.

=avantarie=, _s._ i. 2407, =avanterie=, i. 2438, boasting.

=avante=, _see_ =avaunte=.

=avarice=, P. 315, v. 8, 21 &c.

=avaunte=, =avante=, _v.refl._ i. 2389, 2567, 2655, 2961, boast (oneself).

=avenant=, _a._ vii. 834, comely.

=aventure=, _s._ P. 212, 619, i. 1416, ii. 260, 3297, iii. 2016, peril, chance, case; =put (sette) in aventure=, i. 3212, iv. 322, =per (par) aventure=, i. 1521, 2350, iv. 1101.

=aventurous=, _a._ i. 1523.

=Averil=, v. 5968, vii. 1029.

=averous=, _a._ v. 61, 4676, =thaverous=, v. 57, avaricious.

=Avicen=, iv. 2610.

=Avinoun=, _see_ =Avynoun=.

=avis=, _s._ i. 501, iii. 1804, iv. 1333, v. 1202, =avys=, i. 1471, opinion, advice.

=avise=, _v.a._ i. 1736; _v.n._ iii. 1067, observe; _refl._ P. 520, i. 436, 748, 2680, ii. 525, 790, viii. 2365, consider, beware; =be avised=, P. 65, i. 996, 1543, =avised with=, ii. 635, (=avysed=, PP. 233).

=avisement=, _s._ i. 3121, iii. 751, =up avisement=, iv. 1002.

=avisioun (-on)=, _s._ i. 845, ii. 3479, vi. 1928.

=avoi=, _interj._ viii. 1696.

=avou=, _s._ i. 964, iii. 1014, iv. 1511, 1549, 3133, promise.

=avouterie=, _s._ v. 873, 1045, 1164, adultery.

=avowe=, _v.a._ i. 717, iv. 3438, v. 124, vii. 3163*, PP. 243, declare, justify, vow.

=Avynoun=, =Avinoun=, P. 331, ii. 3001.

=await=, _s._ iii. 955, 1016, v. 666, watch, ambush: _cp._ =wait=.

=awaite=, =awayte=, _v.a._ i. 1260, 1672, ii. 463, iii. 1368, iv. 263, 808, v. 3004, watch for, attend to; _v.n._ i. 907, ii. 2332, 2869, iv. 2119, v. 207, watch, wait.

=awake=, _v.a._ i. 887, 1782, 2087, iv. 3228, v. 424, wake, keep awake; _v.n._ ii. 2896, iv. 2905, _pret._ =awok=, i. 121, ii. 843, v. 5435, vii. 3717.

=awarde=, _v.a._ viii. 2373.

=aweie=, _adv._ P. 132, 849, i. 1110 &c., =aweye=, i. 53, =awey=, P. 1069, i. 1323, 2472, =awei=, iii. 1711, iv. 1277, =away=, =awai=, ii. 1466, iii. 547, iv. 1186, v. 4024; =schal nevere aweie=, iv. 2394, =myhte noght aweie=, could not avail, i. 1110, _cp._ iii. 349, v. 7179.

=aweiward=, _adv._ i. 141.

=awher=, _adv._ ii. 393, v. 6585.

=awhile= (= a while), i. 1842, 2810.

=awht=, _see_ =oght=.

=awroke=, _pp._ v. 7268, avenged.

=awry=, _adv._ ii. 442.

=axe=, =aske=, _v.a._ P. 268, 960, i. 170, 694, 1461, 2149, v. 5472, _imperat._ =axe=, i. 3344; _v.n._ i. 160, 881, 1875, ii. 1232, iii. 2747: ask, ask for, demand.

=axeltre=, _s._ iii. 1209.

=axinge=, _s._ i. 1480, ii. 339, iv. 2128, _pl._ =axinges=, i. 3295, vii. 3911, =askinge=, iv. 3494.

=ay=, _adv._ ii. 395, 3125, iv. 286, =ai=, v. 6419*.

=ayein (ȝ)=, _prep._ P. 679, 713, i. 1137, 1141, 1284, 2340, ii. 1438, =ayeins=, v. 6413, against, contrary to, opposite, to meet; =ayein the day=, i. 930, toward morning, _cp._ v. 4954, =ayein the dai=, i. 2511, with a view to the day.

=ayein=, =ayeyn (ȝ)=, _adv._ P. 185, i. 861, 1057, 2090, iii. 1243,