{ Abaid, Abyde, } delay, tarrying, 1882, 2147, 3069, 3308.
A.S. _abídan_, J.
{ Abasit, Abasyt, Abaysit, } abashed, humbled, dispirited,
cast down, 378, 1452, 2664.
Abasit of, dispirited by, 3301.
R. _abaiser_.
Abasit of (used passively), were dispirited by, 2243.
Abraid, awoke, 1231;
(Ch.) A.S. _on-bredan_.
Abwsyt (abused), made an ill use of, 1207.
Access, a fever; or better, a fit of the ague; Lat. _accessus
febris_, (Wright’s Glossary), 31.
Accorde, to agree with, 1526.
Fr. _s’accorder_.
Accordith, is suitable for, becomes, 1679, 1951;
agree therewith, 605;
is useful for, is fit for, 1204.
According for, suitable for, 1512.
R. _accordant_.
Adred, terrified, 378, 2664.
A.S. _on-drǽdan_, to dread.
Affek, effect, 382.
Cf. _Fek_.
Afferd, afraid, 3472.
A.S. _afered_, _afǽran_.
Affere, warlike preparation, 985;
aspect, bearing, 3043, 3334, 3394.
See J., who makes it of Teutonic origin; but it may be no more than
the O.Fr. _afeire, afaire_ = state, condition; as explained by
Burguy.
Afferith, belongs to, suits, 1550.
Afferis, is suitable, 1690, 1961.
R. _aferer_.
Affrait, terrified, from the verb _Affray_ (Ch.), 2462, 3469.
R. _effraer_.
Affray, terror, fright, 636, 3454.
Fr. _effroi_.
Affy in till, trust to, rely upon, 499, 1394.
R. _affier_.
Afyre, on fire, 30, 251;
hence, used allegorically, in love, 2436.
{ Agrewit, Aggrewit, } aggrieved, vexed, 1308, 1538;
angry, enraged, 2618.
R. _agrever_.
Ago, gone, 159.
A.S. _of-gán_.
Aire, are, 1732.
Algait, Algat, always, 1996, 1792.
Gothic _gatwô_, a street, way.
Al magre thine, in spite of thee, 115.
An expression compounded of A.S. _al_, wholly; _maugre_ (Fr. _mal
grè_), ill-will, and _thine_ (A.S. _thín_, the gen. case of _thú_,
thou).
Al-out, altogether, 1676, 1791, etc.
Alowit, approved, 1754.
Fr. _allouer_.
Als, (1) as; (2) also.
{ Amen, Ameyne, } pleasant, 64, 999.
Lat. _amœnus_.
Anarmyt, fully armed, 545, 620, 2219, 2771.
See _Enarmyt_.
And, if, 1024, 1591;
and if (= an if), if, 2376.
Anerly, only, 1476, 1696.
A.S. _ǽn-líc_.
{ Anoit, Anoyt, } annoyed, vexed, 351, 2244.
Anoyt, annoyeth, 1407.
Anterous, (for Aunterous, the shortened form of Aventurous),
adventurous, 2618.
Fr. _aventure_.
Aparalit, apparelled, 338.
Aperans, an appearance, a vision, 364.
_So also_ Apperans, 1284.
Apone, upon, 765, etc.
Appetit, desire, 2722.
Ch. has _appetite_ as a verb, to desire.
Aqwynt, acquainted, 1295.
Burns uses _acquent_.
Aras, to pluck out, 240.
Fr. _arracher_.
Araid, disordered, afflicted, 3270.
See _Araye_ in Halliwell. The examples there given shew that to
_araye_ sometimes actually signifies to _disorder_.
Arest, stop, delay, 678, 3072, 3308.
Fr. _arrêt_.
Arly, early, 4, 384, 975.
A.S. _árlíce_.
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