A

A, indef. art. RG. 367

—— == on. O. and N. 20

—— == he. Alys. 7809

—— == and. HD. 359

—— == one. Ps. liv. 14

Aback, adv. RG. 131

Abash, v. a. Alys. 224

Abate, v. a. == put an end to, make to cease. RG. 54. Fr. abattre

—— v. n. == cease from doing a thing. RG. 447

Abay, v. a. == drive to bay. Alys. 3882

Abbess, sb. RG. 370

Abbey, sb. RG. 369

Abbot, sb. RG. 376, 447

Abece, == ABC. RG. 266

Abed, adv. RG. 547

Abelde, v. n. == become bold. Alys. 2442

Abenche, == on a bench. St. Kath. 91

Abide, v. n. == remain, tarry. RG. 382. AS. bidan

—— v. a. == wait for, hence receive. RG. 265, and 302, pret. ‘abade.’ Ps. xxxix. 2

Abie, v. a. == pay for, pay the penalty for. [abigge] 1624. B. pret. ‘abouȝte.’ 58 B. ‘abid.’ O. and N. 1775. AS. a-bicgan. See Phil. Soc. Proc. vol. v. p. 33

Abite, v. a. == bite. Alys. 7096

Ablende, v. a. == make blind. RG. 208

Aboht, part. == bought. Wright’s L. P. p. 103

About, adv. == round about (of locality). RG. 369; ‘ȝeode aboute’ 76 B.

—— ‘about to,’ with a verb, as a future part. 1593 B.

—— == nearly. RG. 247

—— prep. == around, circum. RG. 467; [obout]. Ps. lxxvii. 28

—— == near (of time), ‘aboute noon.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 34

Above, adv. 266 B.

—— prep. O. and N. 1492

Abow, v. a. == make to bend. RG. 46. pret. ‘abuyde.’ RG. 476

—— v. n. == bow, 3s pres. ‘abueth.’ RG. 193. part. ‘abouynde.’ RG. 302

Abowes, sb. == patron saints. RG. 475. Fr. avoués

Abraid, v. a. == open. O. and N. 1042. AS. abredan

Abroad, adv. RG. 542

Abrode, adv. == breeding, lit. ‘on brood.’ O. and N. 518. Fragm. on Seven Sins, v. 34

Abusse, v. a. == ambush, conceal. 1382 B.

Abuten, prep. == without (sine). M. Ode, st. 43

Ac, conj. == and, but. RG. 367

Acast, part. == disappointed. Pol. S. 149

Accord, v. a. == reconcile. RG. 388

—— v. n. == agree. RG. 388

—— sb. == agreement. RG. 388, 447

Account, v. n. == render an account or reckoning. Pilate 86

—— sb. == reckoning. 164 B. Sermon, st. 24

Accurse, v. a. RG. 296, 474

Accuse, v. a. RG. 523. part. ‘acoysing,’ == accusing or accusation. Alys. 3973

Acele, v. a. == seal. RG. 510. See Asele

Ache, sb. == smallage or water-parsley. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. Fr. ache

Ache, v. n. RG. 240 pret. ‘ok.’ RG. 208

Acoled, == cooled. O. and N. 215

Acomber, v. a. == encumber. Alys. 8025

Acopede, == accused. See Aculp

Acore, v. a. == make sorry, grieve. RG. 75. part. ‘acorye,’ == chastened, punished. RG. 390

Acost, adv. == at the side. Alys. 2443, 3547

Acquaint, v. a. RG. 15, 465

Acquit, v. a. RG. 565

Acton, sb. == a leathern jacket worn under the armour. Alys. 2153. Fr. acoton. See Burguy s. v.

Acue, adv. == on his rump. Fr. au cul. Marg. 67

Aculp, v. a. == accuse. RG. 544. pret. ‘acopede.’ 773 B.

Adaunt, v. a. RG. 61, 372

Aday, adv. == by day. O. and N. 219

—— == of the day, ‘aȝen eve aday,’ ‘on the evening of the day.’ RG. 289

Adder, sb. Alys. 5262

Addle, adj. == rotten. O. and N. 133

Adiȝte, v. a. == adapt, prepare. O. and N. 326

Admiral, sb. [amyrayl.] RG. 409. [admirald.] K. Horn 95

Admonishment, sb. [amonestement]. Alys. 6974

Adown, prep. [adun]. O. and N. 1452

—— adv. RG. 376.

Adownward, adv. RG. 362. Fragm. Sci. 321

Adraw, v. a. == draw (as a sword). RG. 361, pret. ‘adrou.’ == drew. RG. 400

Adread, v. n. == fear, be in dread. O. and N. 1264

—— adj. == in fear. Rel. S. iv. 2. part. ‘adrad.’ 44 B.

Adrench, v. a. == to drown, pret. ‘adrentte.’ RG. 384

—— v. n. == be drowned, pret. ‘adrent.’ RG. 401. part. ‘adrencte.’ RG. 437. ‘adronke.’ RG. 430

Adriȝe, v. a. == endure. K. Horn, 1068. AS. a-dreogan

Adun, v. a. == stun. O. and N. 337

Adun, adv. == adown, q. v.

Advance, v. a. == set forward, promote. RG. 503; to advance a girl in marriage. RG. 431

Advancement, sb. Alys. 2570

Advent, sb. == the season of Advent. 1849 B.

Advice, sb. 101 B.

Advowson, sb. [vowson]. RG. 471

Adwole, adv. == in error. O. and N. 177. AS. dwelian, dwola

Ae, adv. for ‘aȝe,’ == against. 1456 B.

Afaitment, sb. == address, skill. Alys. 661

Afare, part. == gone away. St Kath. 176

Afaytye, v. a. == manage, reduce to subjection. RG. 177

—— 3 s pret. ‘afighteth.’ Alys. 6583. Fr. afaiter

Afar, adv. 1226 B.

Afaunce, == affiance? Weber. Gl. ad Alys. 732

Afear, v. a. == frighten. RG. 504, 22

Afeard, adj. RG. 388

Afell, v. a. == fell, cut down. Alys. 5240

Afeng, v. a. == take up, receive, pret. afong. RG. 368

Aferd, part. == affaired, i.e. charged with an affair to be executed. Alys. 1813

Affair, sb. Alys. 410

Affie, v. a. == give confidence to a person. Alys. 4753

Affirm, v. a. Alys. 7356

Afighteth. See Afaytye

Afiled, == defiled. Alys. 1064

Afind, v. a. == find. O. and N. 527

Afingred, part. == hungered. 416 β. Cf. ‘fyrst’ for ‘thirst,’ ‘frefownd’ for ‘greyhound;’ and see Wright’s Vocab. pp. 250, 259, note

Afire, adv. RG. 380, 541, 546

Afoled, part. == befooled, made a fool of. O. and N. 206

Afoot, adv. RG. 378

Aforce, v. a. == force, compel. RG. 121. Alys. 789

Aforeward, adv. == foremost, foreward. 492 B.; first of all. RG. 567

Aforth, adv. == forwards. O. and N. 822

Afretie, v. a. == devour. Pol. S. 237, 240. AS. fretan

Afte, sb. == folly? Pol. S. 210

After, prep. == in expectation of, ‘after betere wynde hii moste þere at stonde.’ RG. 367

—— == of time, ‘after Mydsomer.’ RG. 407

—— == like. Alys. 5418

—— == in; ‘after eche strete.’ M. Ode, st. 117

—— == ‘behind,’ of place. RG. 398

Afterblismed, == pregnant. Ps. lxxvii. 70. AS. blósma == a bud

Afterward, adv. == in the after part (of a book). RG. 6

—— == next in order, afterwards. Wright’s L. P. p. 24

Aftertale, sb. == postscript. 627 B.

Afterwending, sb. == following. Alys. 7280

Again, adv. == iterum, a second time. RG. 36

—— == back again [aȝé]. 147 B.

Againbuy, v. a. == redeem, pret. ‘agaynboghte.’ Ps. lxxiii. 2

Againbuying, sb. == redemption. Ps. xlviii. 9

Againcall, v. a. Ps. ci. 25

Againlook, v. a. == look back upon. Ps. xxxiv. 3

Againres, sb. == meeting. Ps. lviii. 6. [ogain raas]. Ps. xviii. 7

Againsaw, sb. == contradiction. Ps. lxxx. 8

Againsaying, sb. == contradiction. Ps. cv. 32

Against, prep. == contra, [aȝe]. 54 B. [aȝen]. RG. 367. [ogaines] Ps. lxxxii. 4

—— == opposite to, of place, [aȝeyn]. RG. 6

—— == by the time that. Wright’s L. P. p. 23

—— == in comparison with, [aȝeynes]. Wright’s L. P. p. 68

Againstand, v. n. Ps. lxxv. 8

Againturn, v. n. == return. Ps. lxxvii. 39

Againward, adv. Ps. lxxvii. 57

Againwend, v. n. == retreat, part, ‘aȝenwendand.’ Ps. lxxvii. 9

Agast, v. a. == frighten. RG. 387

—— adj. == frightened. RG. 402. Alys. 3912. MG. us-gaisjan.

Age, sb. == sæculum. RG. 9

Agesse, vb. == calculate on, expect. K. Horn, 1219

Agin, v. n. == begin. O. and N. 1287

Ago, v. n. == go. O. and N. 1451. part. ‘agonne.’ == proceeded. RG. 561

Ago, == gone, neglected. Pol. S. 197

Agrame, v. a. == make angry. Alys. 3309

Agrief, v. a. Alys. 3785

Agrill, v. a. == annoy. [a-grulle]. O. and N. 1108. AS. grillan

Agrise, v. a. == terrify. RG. 463. pret. ‘agros.’ RG. 549. part. ‘agrise,’ == frightened. RG. 539. ‘To agrise him,’ == become furious. K. Horn, 895. AS. agrýsan

Aground, or ‘alaground,’ == on the ground. RG. 378

Ahen, adj. == own. O. and N. 1284. AS. ágen

Aheve, v. a. == lit. lift up; hence, bring up, educate. Marg. 5. AS. a-hefan

Ahte, sb. == property, goods. Wright’s L. P. p. 46. AS. æht

Ahwene, v. a. == vex, trouble. O. and N. 1562. AS. a-hwænan

Ainoȝe, adj. == anew. RG. 397

Air, sb. 697 β

—— == airs, pride, vaunting. RG. 51, 397

Aither, == either. 434 β

Aiware—Aihwar, == everywhere. O. and N. 216. Moral Ode, st. 42, ed. Hickes, but the Egerton MS. reads the verse “eiðer he mai him finde”

Akelde, vb. a. pret. == cooled. The other reading is ‘acoled,’ q. v. RG. 442

Aken, v. a. == reconnoitre. Alys. 3468

Aknee, adv. == on the knee’s. 993 B. [aknawe]. Alys. 3540

Alaboute, adv. 2258 B. Many other compounds of ‘all’ are thus written as one word, where they are now generally disjoined, thus—‘alaground.’ RG. 378

Alamed, part. == lamed. O. and N. 1602

Alas! interj. RG. 443

Alast, adv. == at last. Pol. S. 216

Alb, sb. == clothing, lit. a white robe. RG. 347. AS. albe

Albidene, adv. == by and by. HD. 730. Wright’s L. P. p. 61

Albysi, adv. == about, scarcely. RG. 81. The V. L. gives ‘unnethe’

Alday, adv. == all the day. RG. 197

—— == continually. RG. 92

Aldeman, sb. == elder. Ps. civ. 22

Aldest, == oldest. RG. 232

Alderelde, sb. == extreme old age. Ps. lxx. 18

Ale, sb. HD. 14

Alegge, v. a. == to lay down, put down. 1928 B. part, ‘aleyd.’ == quelled, subdued. Wright’s L. P. p. 105

—— (of laws) == to annul. RG. 422. part. ‘aleyd.’ RG. 144 == ‘to confute.’ O. and N. 394. AS. a-lecgan

Alesen, v. a. == loose. Marg. 24

Alight, v. a. == descend, alight. 1897 B. RG. 468. part, ‘alight.’ RG. 433. AS. a-lihtan

Alighting, sb. RG. 430

Alisaundre, sb. == the herb alexander, or horse-parsley. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. See the Prompt. Parv. s. v.

Alive, adv. 67 B. See Gloss. Rem. to Laȝamon, p. 442

Alike, adj. [iliche]. 1894 B.

—— adv. 714 β

Alinlaz. See Anlace

All, adj. RG. 373, == the whole

—— RG. 371, == every one of a number gen. s. ‘alles,’ used adverbially, == very, entirely. RG. 17; 73 B. gen. pl. ‘alre,’ 1332 B. ‘aller,’ RG. 135

All, adv. RG. 367, et passim

Allerfurst, == first of all. Alys. 1569

Allermost, adv. RG. 44

Alliance, sb. RG. 89, 295; [enlyance]. RG. 12

Allong, == during the whole of; ‘al longe day.’ 403 B. ‘allonge niȝt.’ 595 β

Allout, adv. == entirely. 1940 B.

Ally, v. a. RG. 65

Allyng, adv. == entirely. RG. 48. AS. eallunga

Almatour, sb. == almoner. Alys. 3042

Almesse, sb. == alms. RG. 330

Almightand, == almighty. Creed. 33

Almighty, adj. 1041 B.

Almost, adv. RG. 389. Ps. cxviii. 87

Almsdeed, sb. Rel. S. iv. 39

Almsful, adj. 1676. B.

Almshede, sb. RG. 498

Alnil, == and only? Pol. S. 201

Alond, adv. == on the land. RG. 389

Alone, adj. 59 B.

Along, adv. == straight on, ‘to go along.’ Alys. 3410

—— == lengthwise [o lonke]. Pol. S. 156

Alothe, v. n. == become loathsome. O. and N. 1275

Alour, sb. == corridor. Alys. 7210. pl. ‘alurs.’ RG. 192. Fr. aller

Alout, v. n. == bow. RG. 476

Alre, gen. pl. of ‘all,’ forms numerous compounds with adjj. in the superlative degree,—thus ‘alre-hecst,’ == highest of all. O. and N. 687; ‘alre-mest,’ ib. 684; ‘alre-necst,’ ib. 685; ‘alre-wrste,’ ib. 121; &c. &c.

Als, == as. HD. 306, == as if. HD. 508

Alsauf, adv. == without fail. RG. 391

Also, == besides. RG. 369

—— == as. RG. 561. HD. 1872

—— == as if. HD. 468

Alswa, adv. == also, in like manner. O. and N. 237

—— == as if. O. and N. 146

Altar, sb. 2215 B.

Altherbest, == best of all. HD. 182

Alto, adv. 99 B.

Alumere, adj. == bright. Wright’s L. P. p. 68

Alȝare, adv. == already. 917 B.

Am, == them. Ps. v. 12

Am, vb. == 1s pret. of ‘be.’ 337 RG.

Amad, part. == amaied or dismayed. Alys. 1749. K. Horn. 586

—— == mad. Pol. S. 156

Amaistre, v. a. == reduce to subjection. Pilate 60

Amanse, v. a. == curse. RG. 474. AS. amánsumian, lit. to disjoin, hence to excommunicate

Amar, v. a. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 211

Amarstle, v. a. == to stuff full? Wright’s L. P. p. 111. AS. amæstan

Ambesas, sb. == two aces, the lowest throw on the dice. Hence ‘to caste an ambesas,’ == to have bad luck, to fail in a thing. 492 β. 450 B. See Roq. s. v. Ambezas

Amblant, part. == ambling, Alys. 3462

Ambush, sb. RG. 51

—— v. a. [abusse] 1382 B.

Amen, interj. Wright’s L. P. p. 51

Amend, v. a. RG. 449, 391

Amending, sb. == amendment. Alys. 7502

Amendment, sb. RG. 404, 472

Amere, adv. == bitterly, wrathfully. Alys. 4427. Fr. ameir, Lat. amarus

Amet, sb. == emmet, ant. RG. 296; ‘amete hulle’ == an anthill. RG. 296

Amethyst, sb. Cok. 91

Ameye, sb. == a mistress. Alys. 520. Fr. amie

Amid, prep. == in the midst of. 1139 B.

—— == with, 90 B. for ‘mid.’

Amidward, adv. Alys. 690

Amiral. See Admiral.

Amiss, adj. == wrong. RG. 451

Amiture, sb. == friendship. Alys. 3975

Amone, v. a. == remember. Sign. 147. AS. gemunan

Among, prep. == inter. 6 B.

—— adv. == at intervals, O. and N. 6

Amorrow, [amorwe] adv. == on the morrow. 49 B.

Amount, v. n. RG. 497 == ‘vor it ne ssolde amounti noȝt,’ == because it would amount to or avail nought. So the prep. is omitted in Alys. 6020

Amour, sb. == lover. Alys. 951

—— == love. Alys. 4573

Amty, == empty, RG. 17

Amye, sb. == friend. Alys. 1834. Fr. ami.

An, indef. art. == before a cons. RG. 537, ‘an stounde.’ So also RG. 261

—— == and. q. v.

—— == on, ‘an urthe’ 174 B. ‘an honde’ == on hand. 71 B. This last phrase seems to have dropped the meaning of ‘soon,’ ‘now,’ which it bears in Semi-Saxon. See Gloss. Rem. to Laȝamon, vol. iii. p. 474. ‘an hei’ == on high. RG. 537. ‘an hoker’ == with scorn. 710 B. ‘an aunter’ == on adventure, i. e. in peril. RG. 311, an oniwar == at unawares

—— == one, in acc. ‘anne.’ RG. 223.

An, v. a. == grant, allow, consent. O. and N. 1738. AS. unnan

Analing, == annihilating? Alys. 2166. Sic. Weber in Gloss. Hall s. v. suggests ‘avaling’ as the true reading == pulling down from their horses, which is probably correct

Anarrow, v. a. == confine, cramp up; hence, dishearten? Alys. 3346

Ancestor, sb. 428 B.

Anchor, sb. HD. 521

Ancre, sb. == nun. RG. 380

And, conj. RG. 368; [an]. O. and N. 31. RG. 264

Aneli, adj. == lonely. Ps. xxiv. 16

Anente, prep. == opposite to, over against. Fragm. Sci. 241

Anethered, part. == lowered, conquered. RG. 217

Angel, sb. RG. 254, 255, 441

Angrom, sb. == anguish. Ps. cxviii. 143. AS. ange

Anguish, sb. RG. 172, 442

Anguishous, adj. == full of anguish, RG. 157, 222

Anhang, v. a. == hang up, 3 s. pres. ‘an-hoð,’ O. and N. 1644. pret. ‘an-hung.’ RG. 509. AS. an-hòn

Anhit, v. a. == hit, strike. RG. 185

Anight, adv. == during the night. 681 B.

Anilepi, adj. == one, single. HD. 2107. AS. ‘æn-lipig’. Cf. ‘lepi ane.’ Ps. xiii. 1; lii. 2, 4

Anise, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 26

Annoy, v. a. RG. 420, 487; part. annuid. RG. 550

—— sb. [anuy]. 1618 B.

Anness, sb. == solitude. Ps. ci. 7; [anes]. Ps. liv. 8

Anlace, [alinlaz] == a long knife worn at the girdle. HD. 2554

Anleth, sb. == countenance. Ps. xxvi. 9. AS. andwlita

Anon, adv. RG 373.

Anoniwar, adv. == at unawares. RG. 511

Anonrightes, adv. == immediately. Alys. 824

Another, adj. RG. 379, 444

Anoven, adv. == above. K. Horn, 638

Anoward, adv. upon. RG. 419

Anstond, v. a. == stand. RG. 267

Answer, vb. a. RG. 431

—— sb. RG. 500

Anthem, [anteyn] sb. St Dunstan, 185

Antre, sb. == adventure. RG. 35

—— v. a. == risk. Alys. 4265

Any, adj. == ‘any thing.’ 410 B.

—— == any one [eny]. RG. 376

Apair, v. a. == impair. St. Kath. 152

Apayed, == pleased. RG. 117, 1642 B. Fr. apaier, paier

Ape, sb. Alys. 4344

Apertly, adv. == openly. RG. 375

Apeyre, v. a. == impair. RG. 279

Apliȝt, adv. == immediately, at once. RG. 511

—— == faithfully? Pol. S. 218

Apoison, v. a. == to poison. RG. 122

Apostle, sb. RG. 70

Appeal, sb. 602 B.

Apple, sb. RG. 283

Aprikie, v. a. == prick. RG. 553

April, sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 27

Aquell, v. a. == quell or kill. Pol. S. 192. AS. a-cwellan

Aquench, v. a. Rel. S. i. 10. part. ‘a-queynt’ == quenched. Frag. Sci. 162. AS. acwencan

Ar, sb. == oar. HD. 1776. AS. ár

Ar, adv. == ere, before than. O. and N. 862. compar. ‘erur.’ O. and N. 1736. AS. ǽr, ǽror

Arape, adv. == in haste. Alys. 4239. Fr. araper. Lat. arripere.

Arbalast, sb. RG. 377, 536

Arbalaster, sb. Alys. 2613

Arch, sb. RG. 415

Archbishop, sb. RG. 367

Archbishopric, sb. RG. 417

Archdeacon, sb. RG. 468

Archer, sb. RG. 199

Architemple, == chief church. RG. 74

Are, adj. == former. HD. 27

Are, vb. [aren], Wright’s L. P. p. 34. See Be

Arear, v. a. == raise up; hence ‘build,’ of a church. 320 B.; to ‘stir up,’ as war. RG. 436; or dust. Alys. 4077

Areason, v. a. == talk to. Alys. 6751

Areche, v. a. == explain. K. Horn, 1258. AS. arecan

Areche, v. n. == extend, reach onwards to a thing. Rel. Ant. i. 110; reach, St Andrew, 92. AS. arǽcan

Aredde, v. a. == rid of. O. and N. 1569

Arehwe, sb. == fear. O. and N. 1714

Arenk, adv. == in a rank or row. 273 β

Areu, sb. == fear. O. and N. 1496. See Areȝ

Arewe, adv. == in a row. RG. 252

Arewe, v. a. == to rue. Pol. S. 188

Areȝ, adj. == afraid. O. and N. 407. AS. earh

Areȝthe, sb. == fear. O. and N. 404

Arge, adj. == slow. M. Ode, st. 10. AS. earh

Aright, adv. O. and N. 400

Arise, v. n. RG. 369, 379. 3 s. pret. ‘aros.’ RG. 560. ‘arist.’ Alys. 5760

Ark, sb. Ps. cxxxi. 8

Arm, adj. [areme] == poor, miserable. O. and N. 1160. AS. earm

Arm, sb. == a limb. 2136 B.

Arm, v. a. RG. 63, 511. part. ‘y-armed.’ RG. 386

Armour, sb. RG. 397

Arms, sb. 2087 B.

Arn, v. n. == run, pret. ‘arnde.’ RG. 397. ‘orn,’ 2158 B. See Urne

Arnement, sb. == ink? Alys. 6418. Lat. atramentum. Fr. attrament. Cotgr. This is Weber’s conjecture, who refers to the Sevyn Sages, v. 2776, ‘as blak as ani arnement,’ in confirmation. And see Rel. Ant. i. p. 302

Arning, == destroying. Alys. 2165. Fr. arner == to enfeeble. Cotgr.

Aroom, adv. == aside, out of the way. Alys. 1637

Arost, part. == roasted. Pol. S. 151

Around, [aroun] adv. == in circumference. Alys. 6603

Arrive, v. n. RG. 371

Arrow, sb. RG. 394, 398

Arson, sb. == saddle. Alys. 4251. It is properly the bow of the saddle, from Fr. ars == arc, or bow

Arst, == erst, first. RG. 389, 393

Art, vb. O. and N. 642

Art, sb. [ars]. Alys. 74, 737

Arwe, adj. == arrant. Alys. 3340

Aryhed, == laboured. Ps. cxviii. 27. AS. erian, pres. erige

As, == ut. RG. 368

—— == where. RG. 555. St. Andrew, 16

Asad, adj. == sad. Pol. S. 212

Ascape, v. n. == escape. Pol. S. 190

—— v. a. == avoid. Alys. 3775

Aschewele, v. a. == frighten. O. and N. 1611. A ‘shewel,’ or ‘shawel,’ was a scarecrow. See O. and N. 1646

Aschend, v. a. == injure. 1356 B.

Ascoff, adv. == scoffingly. Alys. 874

Aseen, part. == seen. Alys. 847

Asele, v. a. == seal. RG. 510. [acele.] RG. 496

Asely, == to absolve. RG. 360. See ‘assoil’

Asenk, v. a. == drown, make to sink, pret. ‘asentte.’ RG. 416; ‘asencte.’ ib. 489. Laȝamon, iii. 19, has ‘aseingde.’ AS. sencan

Aseven, adv. == in 7 parts. RG. 405

Ashes, sb. [aske]. RG. 536. [axen]. Pol. S. 203

Ash-wednesday. RG. 542

Ashunche, v. a. == shun, detest. Wright’s L. P. p. 38. AS. ascunian

Asiwe, v. a. == follow. Alys. 2494

Ask, v. a. RG. 89. pret. ‘ascode.’ RG. 550. ‘askede’

Aske, == ashes, q. v.

Asking, sb. == prayer. Ps. xix. 7

Aslawe, part. == slain. RG. 317

Asleep, adv. RG. 417, 547

Asoke, vb. a. == forsook. K. Horn. 69

Asluppe, vb. == slip away from. Wright’s L. P. p. 38

Asperant, adj. == bold. Alys. 4871

Aspide, sb. == asp. Ps. xc. 13

Aspill, v. a. == spill. 356 B.

Aspy, v. a. part. ‘aspie,’ == aspied. RG. 553

—— v. n. RG. 549

—— sb. == spy. RG. 557

Ass, sb. RG. 404

Assail, v. a. [asayly]. RG. 394; part. ‘asayled.’ RG. 387

Assault, v. a. [asayly]. RG. 177

Assault, sb. [asayt]. RG. 380. [asaut]. RG. 409

Assay, v. a. == essay, try. RG. 34. [a-syghe]. Alys. 3879

Assemble, v. a. Pol. S. 188

Assent, v. n. RG. 96

—— sb. Alys. 1480

Asshreynt, part. == caught, deceived. Alys. 4819. AS. ascrencan

Assign, v. a. RG. 502. 347 B.

Assize, sb. == judicial inquest. RG. 429

—— sb. == commodities, goods. Alys. 7074

Assoign, vb. a. == excuse, hence as a legal term ‘to put in a plea for delay and non-appearance.’ RG. 539. Fr. essoiner

—— sb. == a plea for non-appearance at a trial. [asoyne, a sothne]. RG. 539

Assoil, v. a. == absolve. RG. 464, 501

Assoiling, sb. RG. 501

Assuage, v. a. 1454 B.

Assumption, sb. (Feast of the). RG. 570

Astand, v. n. == stand still, delay. [astonde] 1920 B. 3 pl. pret. ‘astunte’ RG. 546. ‘astynte’ RG. 128

Asteynte, part. == attainted. Alys. 880

Astiune, sb. == a precious stone. Cok. 88. Probably the ‘astios’ of Plin. H. N. xxxvii. 48

Astoned, == astonished. RG. 396

Astore, v. a. == store (a place). RG. 375, 385, 395

—— adv. == plentifully. Alys. 2110, 5002

Astrangle, v. a. == to strangle. RG 342

Astrengthy, v. a. == strengthen. RG. 342

Astride, adv. Alys. 4445

Astromyen, sb. == astronomer. Alys. 136

Astronomy, sb. Alys. 137

Astye, v. n. == move, or stir. RG. 317 AS. astígan

Asunde. See Aswunde

Aswink, v. a. == swink for, earn by labour. 1665 B.

Aswunde, part. == worn out, decayed. O. and N. 1478. ‘asunde.’ O. and N. 534. AS. aswindan

At, adv. == but. RG. 256, 372

—— with inf. == to. Ps. lxxvi. 16; lxxii. 23. ON. at

—— prep. == of time, ‘at Alle Halwyn tide.’ RG. 416

—— == of place, ‘at Westmynstre.’ 227 B.

Atake, part. == taken. 1963 B.

Atblenche, v. a. == shrink from, escape. Rel. S. v. 8

Atbroide, part. == seduced? O. and N. 1378. AS. æt-bredan

Ate. See Eat.

Atell, v. a. == reckon up. RG. 171

Ateliche, adj. == hateful, foul. O. and N. 1123. AS. átelic

Atfall, v. n. == fall. Rel. S. vii. 24

Atfly, v. n. == fly away. O. and N. 37

Atgo, v. n. == go away. Wright’s L. P. pp. 48, 74

Athel, sb. == nobleman? Wright’s L. P. p. 33. AS. æþel

—— adj. == noble. O. and N. 632

Atheling, sb. == nobleman. Rel. S. vi. 11. AS. æþeling

Athold, v. a. == retain. RG. 124; restrain. O. and N. 392

—— v. n. == hold still, remain faithful to. 2 s. pres. ‘athalst.’ RG. 193

Athrang, adv. == in a throng. Alys. 3409

Athree, adv. == in 3 parts. RG. 437

Atour, adv. == round about. Alys. 4511

Atprenche, v. a. == deceive. O. and N. 249, 812. ON. pretta, to deceive

Atraht, for ‘at-raft.’ == reaved or snatched away. Wright’s L. P. p. 37

Atrute, v. a. == make a noise or disturbance. RG. 428. O. and N. 1166. See Route

Atscape, v. a. == escape. Wright’s L. P. p. 75

Atschet, vb. a. == burst? O. and N. 44. AS. sceðan

Atschote, vb. a. part. == shot, destroyed by a shot. O. and N. 1621. AS. sceotan

Atsit, v. a. == withstand, oppose. RG. 174

Atstand, v. a. == withstand. RG. 44

—— v. n. == stand, remain. 2375 B. pret. ‘atstode.’ RG. 355

Attan, == at the, for ‘at than.’ 81 B.

Atte, == at the. RG. 285

Attercop, sb. == spider. O. and N. 600. Lit. ‘poison-cup.’ AS. attor-coppa

Attire, v. a. RG. 547

—— sb. Alys. 173

Attorn, v. n. == return. RG. 419, 539

Atwende, v. a. == put away, remove. O. and N. 1425

Atwit, v. a. == twit. RG. 33. pret. ‘atwiste,’ ibid. AS. edwitan

Atwo, adv. RG. 375

Atyl, sb. == array, dress. RG. 51. Fr. teile, toile

—— v. a. == array. RG. 191, 525

Aunt, sb. RG. 571. Fr. ante, tante. Lat. amita

Autors, sb. == ancestors. Alys. 4519

Avail, v. a. == bring down, lower. O. and N. 1683. Fr. avaler

Avail, v. n. == help, be of avail. Body and S. 188. Fr. valoir

Avenant, adj. == graceful. Alys. 6333. Fr. avenant

Avetrol, sb. == bastard. Alys. 2693. Fr. avoistre

Aveysé, adj. == wary. Alys. 5261

Avile, v. a. == render vile, with ‘to.’ RG. 495

Aviroun, adv. == round about. Alys. 2672. Fr. environ

Avise, v. a. == advise, inform. RG. 547

Avision, sb. == warning. RG. 255

—— == vision. 1101 B.

Avoi, adv. == away. 2061 B.

Avoirdupois. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 175

Avoth, == takes in, hear, from ‘a-fón.’ O. and N. 841

Avoué, sb. == protector. Alys. 3160. See ‘Abowes’

Avowerie, sb. == help, patronage. Pol. S. 189

Await, v. a. == wait for. Pilate 17

—— == attend upon, observe. RG. 49

Awake, v. n. == pret. ‘awok.’ RG. 15. Alys. 356

Awaking, sb. RG. 557

Awaped, == amazed, angered. Alys. 899. AS. wafian

Aware, adj. == [iwar]. O. and N. 147

Awarie, v. a. == curse. Marg. 18. part. ‘awariede.’ Rel. S. v. 137. AS. awarian

Awarp, v. a. == cast away, render worthless. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 210. AS. awerpan

Away, adv. RG. 398

Awaybear, v. a. Ps. xlv. 10

Awayput, v. a. Ps. lxxxviii. 39; lxxxvii. 15

Awayward, adv. RG. 151

Awaywerp, v. a. == reject. Ps. lxxvii. 60

Awe, sb. [agh]. Ps. lxxxviii. 31

Awe, v. a. == own, possess. HD. 1291. AS. ágan

Awede, v. n. == go mad. O. and N. 1382. pret. ‘awedde.’ RG. 162. part. ‘awed,’ == mad. 1488 B. AS. awédan

Awend, v. n. == go. part. ‘awend,’ 1240 B. AS. awendan

Awene, v. a. == make to think or prompt? O. and N. 1256. part. ‘awene.’ O. and N. 239. AS. wenan

Awful, [aghful]. Ps. xlvi. 3

Awfully, [aghfulli]. adv. Ps. cxxxviii. 14

Awfulness, [aghfulness.] sb. Ps. cxliv. 6

Awhile, adv. 1243 B.

Awille, adv. == pleasingly, ex voto. O. and N. 1720

Awl, sb. == RG. 48. [owel]. O. and N. 80. AS. æl

Awlate, v. a. == disgust. RG. 485. AS. wlætian

Awonder, v. a. == cause to wonder. Alys. 1408, 5513

Awreke, v. a. == avenge. RG. 391. pret. ‘awrete.’ ib. 135

Awrothe, v. n. == become wroth, or evil. O. and N. 1276

Awuste, v. a. pret. == knew. M. Ode, 9

Axe, sb. RG. 490, 540

Ay, sb. == egg. Alys. 568. pl. ‘ayren,’ Alys. 4719. See Ey

Ayschelle, sb. == egg-shell. Alys. 577

Aye, adv. == ever. 884 B.

Ayke, v. a. == increase. Ps. civ. 24. AS. écan

Aysil, sb. == vinegar. Ps. lxviii. 22. AS. eisile. Germ. essig

Azure, adj. Ritson’s AS. viii. 37

Aȝt, adj. == noble. RG. 377, 183, 459. AS. æht

Aȝte, vb. == ought. RG. 357