ABAVED, _pp._ confounded, disconcerted, 3. 614. Answering to an O.F. _*abavir_, due to O.F. _esbahir_, to astonish; with _v_ in place of lost _h_; see Brachet's Etym. F. Dict. s.v. _glaive_. ABAWED, _the same as_ ABAVED, 3. 614_n_. ABAYST; see ABAISSEN. ABBESSE, _s._ abbess, D 678. ABBEY, _s._ abbey, B 4044; Abb['e]ye, B 1488; Abbay, B 1814. ABBOT, _s._ A 161. ABC., alphabet, A. i. 11. 2. A-BEDDE, in bed, T. i. 915, iii. 689, 693; D 1084, 1259. ABEGGE, _v._ pay for it, A 3938. A Kentish form, from A.S. _[=a]bycgan_. See ABEYE, ABYE. A-BEGGED, a-begging (see note), F 1580. ABET, _s._ abetment, abetting, aid, T. ii. 357. ABEYE, _v._ pay for, C 100. Cf. A.S. _[=a]bycgan_. See ABYE. ABHOMIN['A]BLE, _adj._ hateful, C 471, 631, D 2006, H 343; loathsome, I 122. ABHOMINACIOUNS, _s. pl._ abominations, horrible occurrences, B 88. See ABOMINACIOUN. ABIDEN, ABIT; see ABYDE. ABITE, _s._ habit, dress, L. 146a. A-BLAKEBERIED; see BLAKEBERIED. ABLE, _adj._ capable, 3. 786; A 584; fit, suitable, adapted, A 167; fit, L. 320; fit for, 3. 779; deemed deserving, 1. 184; fitting, R. 986. ABLEN, _v._; Ablinge, _pr. pt._ enabling, lifting, B 3. m 9. 24; fitting, B 1. m 6. 12. ABLUCIONS, _s. pl._ ablutions, washings, G 856. ABODES, _pl. of_ Abood, _s._ ABOGHTE, ABOGHT; see ABYE. ABOMINACIOUN, _s._ disgust, D 2179. See ABHOMINACIOUNS. ABOOD, _s._ delay, A 965; tarrying, T. v. 1307; abiding, continuance, HF. 1963; Abodes, _pl._ delays, T. iii. 854. ABOOD, _pt. s. of_ Abyde. ABOUNDE, _v._ abound, T. ii. 159. ABOUTE, _prep._ about, round, A 158; throughout, T. ii. 734; Abouten, round about, R. 1563; near, E 1106. ABOUTE, _adv._ about, engaged in, T. v. 1645; in due order, in turn, A 890; around, A 488; here and there, 5. 247; _been a._, go about, endeavour, A 1142. ABOVEN, _prep._ above, A 53, 2769, E 826; B 1. p 1. 21; A. ii. 45. 47. ABREGGE, _ger._ to abridge, shorten, T. iii. 262; B 2233, I 243; Abrigge with thy peynes, to shorten thy pains with, T. iv. 426; _v._ A 2999, E 1614, 1657. ABREGGINGE, _s._ abridging, B 5. p 1. 57 (see note); diminishing, I 568. See above. A-BREYDE, _v._ awake, T. iii. 1113; come to my senses, HF. 559; _ger._ T. v. 520 _n_; Abreyde, _pr. s. subj._ awake, A 4190; Abrayd, _pt. s._ (_strong form_), woke up, started up, 3. 192; Abreyd, _1 pt. s._ started from sleep, HF. 110; Abrayde, _pt. s._ (_weak form_), started, B 4198; Abreyde, awoke, T. i. 724, iv. 1212; E 1061. A.S. _[=a]bregdan_, pt. t. _[=a]braegd_ (_strong form_). Ch. also uses the weak form, as above. ABROCHE, _v._ broach, D 177. ABROOD, _adv._ abroad, i.e. wide open, F 441. ABS['E]NT, _adj._ absent, T. iii. 488, v. 637; Absent, 7. 93, 138. ABS['E]NTE, _2 pr. pl. subj._ absent yourself, 1. 43. ABSOLUCIOUN, _s._ absolution, A 222. ABSOLUT, _adj._ absolute, B 3. p 11. 16; free, B 5. p 6. 169. ABSOLUTLY, _adv._ wholly, B 4. p 2. 147. ABSTINENCE, _s._ HF. 660; T. iv. 784; I 831.