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A, one, single. A. S. an, Ger. ein, one; Eng. indef. article an or a. Cp. O.E. o, oo, one; ta, to, the one, the first.

A, in, on; cp. a-night, в 184, amorwe, A 822; a day, daily, B 1765; a Goddes name, in God's name, A 854; a-three, in three, B 2076. Cp. Mod. Eng. a-foot, afraid, a-bunting, a-building, &c. A. S. and O. S. an, in, on. It is still used in the South of England. Abbay, abbey: c 34. Abide, Abiden, Abyden (pret.

abod, abood; p.p. abiden, abyden), abide, delay, wait for, await: B 69, 2124; c 260. A.S. abidan, bidan, to wait, remain; Goth. beidan, to expect.

Able, fit, capable, adapted: A 167. Lat. babilis (Lat. babeo, to have), convenient, fit; O. Fr. babile, able, expert, fit.

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Abood, delay: в 107. See Abide. Aboughte (the pret. of abegge or abye), atoned for, suffered for: B 1445, 2240. A.S. abicgan, to redeem, pay the purchase-money, to pay the penalty (from bycgan, to buy). Cp. the modern expression 'to buy it dear.' 'So shalt thou honge in helle and bye it dere' (Occleve, De Reg. Princip. 162). Shakespeare and Milton have, from similarity of sound, given the sense of abye to the verb abide, as in the following examples :

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'If it be found so, some will dear abide it.' (Julius Cæsar.) Disparage not the faith thou dost not know,

Lest to thy peril thou abide it dear.' (Mids. Night's Dream.) 'How dearly I abide that boast so vain.' (Paradise Lost.) Aboven, above: A 53. A.S. abufan,

be-ufan, ufan; Du. boven, above.

Cp. O. E. forms, buve, buven, aboon, above. Abrayde, Abreyde, started (suddenly), awoke: C 188. A. S. brægdan, to move, turn, weave; O. N. bragða, to draw out a sword, to pull down, to awake, to leap. The O. E. braide has all these meanings, and signifies also to cry out suddenly, to scold; whence Eng. braid, upbraid. The A. S. brægd, bregd, O. N. bragð, signifies a sudden start, blow, deceit ; hence the O. E. phrase at a braid,'

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manner.

Abregge, to shorten, abridge: B 2141. Fr. a-breger; Lat. abbreviare. Cp. allay, O. E. allege, from Fr. alléger (from Lat. levis); O. E. agregge, agredge, to aggravate, from Fr. aggréger (from Lat. gravis).

Accomplice, to accomplish: B 2006. Accordant, Acordant, according

to, agreeing, suitable: A 37. Accorde, Acord, agreement, decision: A 838, c 59.

Accorde, Acorde, to agree, suit, decide: A 244, 830. Fr. accorder, to agree (from Lat. cor, the heart). Achate, purchase: A 571. O. Fr. achepter, to buy; Fr. acheter, It. accattare, to acquire, get; Lat. acceptare. Cp. O.E. acates, cates, victuals, provision, delicacies; catery, store-room; Eng. cater. Fr. achat, purchase. Achatour, purchaser, caterer : A 568. See Achate. Acorded, agreed: B 356. Acqueyntaunce, Aqueyntaunce, acquaintance: A 245.

B 1132.

Ademauntz, adamant: Gr. ἀ-δάμας (α privative, δαμάω, to tame, subdue), the hardest metal, probably steel (also the diamond); whence Eng. adamantine. 'In adamantine chains and penal

fire.' (Milton, Par. Lost, i. 48). Adoun, Adown, down, downwards, below: A 393, B 245. A.S. of-dune, a-dun (cp. O. Fr. à val, to the valley, downwards), from the hill, downwards; from dun, a hill, down. Adrad, in dread, afraid: A 605. For the force of the prefix a- see A = in, on.

Aferd, Afered, Afferd, in fear, afraid: A 628, в 660. Cp. O.E. ferd, ferdnesse, fear. Affeccioun, affection, hope: в 300. Affermed, confirmed: B 1491. Affrayed, terrified, scared: c 457. Fr. effrayer, scare, appal; effroi, terror: whence fray and affray. Affyle, to file, polish: A 712. Fr.

affiler, It. affilare, to sharpen; Fr. fil, edge; Lat. filum, a thread. Afright, in fright, afraid: c 75. A. S. forbt, Ger. furcht, fear; Goth. faurbts, timid. Again, Agayn, Ageyn, again, against, towards: A 66, 801; B 929. A. S. on-gean, on-gen, a-gen, opposite, towards, against; gean, opposite, against; O. Sw. gen, opposite; Ger. gegen, against. Agast, terrified, aghast: B 1483. Cp. O. E. gastlic, ghastly, gastnes, fear; A. S. gæstan, Goth. us-geisnian, us-gaisnian, to frighten, terrify; Dan. gys, terror. Agaste, to be terrified: в 1566. Ago, Agon, Agoo, Agoon, gone, past, B 418, 924; the past participle of O. E. verb agon, to go, pass away. A. S. agan, agangan. We also meet with ygo in the same sense, and some etymologists have erroneously supposed that the prefix a- is a corruption of y-.

Agreef, in grief: c 73. To take agreef' to take it amiss, feel aggrieved, be displeased. Al, all, whole (cp. al a = a whole, B 58); quite, wholly (cp. al redy, al armed, &c.); although (cp.al speke be, al bave I, al be it): A 71, 76, 584, 734.

Alauntz (or Alauns), a species of dog: B 1290. They were used for hunting the boar. Sp. alano. Tyrwhitt says they were much esteemed in Italy in the fourteenth century. Gualv. de la Flamma (ap. Murator. Antiq. Med. Æ. t. ii. p. 394), commends the governors of Milan, 'quod equos emissarios equabus magnis commiscuerunt, et procreati sunt in nostro territorio DESTRARII nobiles, qui in magno pretio habentur. Item CANES ALANOS altae staturae et mirabilis fortitudinis nutrire studuerunt.' Al be, although: A 297. Alder, Alther, Aller, of all (gen. pl. of al). The older forms are alra, alre, aller; oure alther, of us all, A 823; here aller, of them all, A 586; youre alther, of you all, A 799; alther-best, best of all, A 710, &c. The insertion of d serves merely to strengthen the word, as in lend, spend (older forms lene, spene).

Ale-stake, a stake set up before an ale-house by way of sign, ▲ 667;

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moy d'une taverne' (Palsgrave). It appears that a bush was often placed at the top of the ale-stake. Algate, always: A 571. O.E. algates, swagate, thus; North Prov. Eng. gate, way; Eng. gait; Icel. gata, a path; Sw. gata, way,

street.

Alighte (p.p. alight), alighted: a 722, B 125. Cp. the phrase 'to light upon.' A. S. alibtan, to descend, alight.

Alle, pl. of al (all): A 26, 53.

Aller. See Alder.

Alliaunce, alliance: B 2115. Fr. allier, to ally; Lat. ligare, to tie ; alligare, to write.

Als, Also, as: A 730. A. S. alswa; O. E. al-se, ase. These forms shew that as is a contraction from al-so. Cp. Ger. also, als; O. Fris. alsa, alse, æsa, ase.

Alther. See Alder.
Amblere, a nag: ▲ 469.
Amonges, amongst: A 759.
Amorwe, on the morrow: A 822.
Amounte, to amount, signify, de-
note: B 1504.
Amyddes, amidst, in the middle:
B 1151.

And an, if: B 356.
Anhange, Anhonge, to hang up,
C 242; p.p. anbanged, anhonged.
The prefix an = on, up.
Anlas (or Anelace), a kind of knife

or dagger, usually worn at the
girdle: A 357.

Anon, Anoon, in one (instant),

anon: A 32. O.E. an an, or on an. Anoynt, anointed: A 199. Apayd, Apayed, pleased, satisfied: B 1010. Fr. payer, to satisfy, pay (Lat. pacare); whence O. E. pay, satisfaction, gratification, pleasure; Eng. pay.

Ape, metaphorically, a fool: A 706. Apiked, trimmed: A 365. See Pike.

Apotecarie, apothecary: A 425. Appalled, become weak, feeble, dead, B 2195; not, as Tyrwitt thinks, made pale. Chaucer speaks of an old appalled wight,' i. e. a man enfeebled through old age. It is connected with pall. Welsh paller, to fail; pall, loss of energy, failure. Apparailyng, preparation: в 2055. Fr. appareiller, to fit, suit; pareil, like; Lat. par, equal, like. The original meaning of appareiller is to join like to like.

Appetyt, desire, appetite: в 822. Aray, Array, state, situation, dress, equipage: A 41, B 76. Araye, Arraye, to set in order, dress, adorn, equip: B 1188. It. arredare, to prepare, get ready; O. Fr. arroyer, arréer, dispose, fit out. The root is to be found in the Teutonic dialects. Cp. Sw. reda, to prepare; reda, order; A. S. rad; Ger. bereit, ready; Dan. rede, plain, straight, clear. Arest, a support for the spear when couched for the attack: B 1744. It is sometimes written rest. • And there was a squyer called Albert of Colayne, he turned and couched the spere in the rest, and came rennyng agaynst the lorde of Poytrell.' (Bernay's Froissart, i. 68.) Areste, to stop (a horse): A 827. Aretted, ascribed, imputed, deemed: B 1871. According to Cowell a person is aretted that is covenanted before a judge, and charged with a crime.' O. E. rette, to impute; O. N. retta. The A. S. aretan, signifies to correct, set right. Arive, arrival, or perhaps disem

barkation (of troops): A 60. Fr. arriver, to arrive, from Lat. ad ripare, to come to shore (ripa, shore).

Arm-gret, as thick as a man's arm: B 1287.

Armypotent, mighty in arms: B 1124.

Arreest, seizure, custody: B 452, c 80.

Arrerage, arrears: A 602. Arresten, to stop, seize. Fr. arrester (from Lat. restare, to stand still), to bring one to stand, to seize his person.

Arsmetrike, arithmetic: B 1040. Arwe, arrow: A 104. A. S. arewe; Icel. ör (gen. aurva); Sw. burra, to whirl.

Aslake, to moderate, appease: B 902. O. N. slak, loose; Norse slekkja, to make slack, to slake, quench; slokna, to go out, faint; O. E. sloke. With this root we must connect A. S. slacian, relax, slack; sleac, slack; also slacklime, slag of a furnace.

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As-nouthe, As now, at present: B 1406. Cp. O. E. as-swide, immediately; as-now, als-tite, at A. S. nu (now) and da (then). See Nouthe. Asonder, asunder: A 491. Aspye, to see, perceive, discover, spy: B 562. Fr. espier, épier; It. spiare; Ger. späben.

Assaut, assault: B 131. Fr. as

saillir, to assail; saillir, to leap, sally; Lat. salire, to leap, spring. Assayed, tried: B 953. Fr. essayer, to try, essay.

Assise, assize: A 314, 663. Fr. assire, to set (Lat. assidere); assis, set, seated; assise, a settled tax; cour d'assize, a court held on a set day. Cp. It. assisa, a settled pattern of dress; Eng. size. Assoillyng, absolution, acquittal:

A 661. O. Fr. assoiller, Lat. absolvere, to loose from. Assuren, to make sure, confirm: B 1066.

Astat, Astaat, estate, rank. See
Estat.

Asterte, to escape: B 737- See
Sterte.
Astoneyd, astonished: B 1504. Fr.

estonnir, to astonish, amaze (Lat.
attonare, to thunder at, stun);
O. E. stonnie, to benumb or dull
the sense; Ger. erstaunen.