3225, 5889.

Abasshet, part. (from A.N. abaisser) bowed down, covered, 329; terrified, confounded, 2517. Abate, v. (A.N.) to oppose, to try to hinder, 5686; to lessen, 10104. Abide, Abyde, v. (A.S.) to await, 1112; to wait, 1151. Abill, Able, Abull, adj. able, skilful, 273; fit, ready, 943; suitable, needful, 1744, 2316. Abilly, adv. skilfully, suitably,

1577.

About, Aboute, adv. near by, around, 1600, 5810; round, all round, 1657, 1666.

Abrode, adv. away, 3714.
Abundaunt, Abundonet, part.
abounding, 1695, 3347.
Abute, adv. about, 1509.
Accord, v. (Fr.) to make of one

mind, to reconcile, 13095. Achates, s. (A.N.) an agate, 790. Acheve, v. (A.N.) to accomplish, to obtain, 13765.

Afforce, Afforse, Aforse, v. (A.N.) to rouse, to compel, to strengthen, 228, 5687, 6471, 6557, 6593. Affraye, v. (A.N.) to attack, 1084. Affroi, s. attack, affray, 4746. Afinytie, Affinyte, s. (L.) family

connection, relationship, 9081; relatives, 11392.

After, prep. (A.S.) afterwards, 273; unto, 1613. Agayne, prep. (A.S.) against, 907, 1188; Agayn, 7315; adv. again, 1033.

Age, s. (A.N.) time, 6. Agh, Aght, v. (A.S. agan) to owe, to possess, to own, to acknowledge, 315, 378, 1704, 2991, 13093; pret. and part. aght; "as hom wele aght," as they were in duty bound, 1704.

3466.

Aire, s. an heir, 11684; Ayre,
9088, 11745.

Aither, pron. (A.S.) either,
10930; both, 11060; each, 65.
Ajoinet, Ajoynet, Ajoynit, part.
p. called, 128, 291; joined, added,

1135.

Ajoyne, v. (L.) to go to, 350,

974; to appoint, to allot, 2197.
Alate, adv. lately, 4176.
Alblast, Alblaster, 8. (A.N.) an
engine for shooting arrows, a cross-
bow, 4742, 5727.

centre of, 8774.

An, conj. and, 2328; adj. one,
4062; as a v.= han, hane, had,
3372.

And, conj. if, 581, 606, 610,
1440, 12709; before, 12710; but,
nevertheless, 1398; adv. while,
2967.

Angard, s. impetuosity, 9745.
Angardly, Angarely, Angarly,

Angurdly, adv. angrily, fiercely,
eagerly, 7441, 7470, 9104; very,

exceedingly, 6996; "angarly

mony" very many, 4683.

11055.

voke, 4571; to be angry, to be-
come angry, 6909, 7327; to wound,
6013.

Anoisyt, part. p. made famous,

much talked of, 220.

Anone, adv. immediately, 1955.
Answare, v. to answer, 1862.

Aparty, adv. partly, 3842.
Apere, Appere, v. to appear, to
come forward, 1215, 1643; to
yield, 11856.

Aperte, adv. (A.N.) openly,

1588.

12114, 12639.

Aspie, v. (A.N.) to espie, to
watch, 7945; to discover, to seek
out, 11635, 13680.
Assay, Asaye, s. (A.N.) the pro-
cess of drawing a knife along the
belly of a deer to try how fat he is;
it was called, taking assay, 3903.
Assay, Assaie, v. (A.N.) to try,
to prove, to attempt, to set out,
382, 2489, 11793.
Assele, v. to seal, 5358.
Assemely, s. a gathering, a
council, 57.

Assent, 8. (A.N.) consent, agree-
ment, 1880, 21.03.

Assign, v. to assign, to allot,
1136, 1709.

Astate, s. (A.N.) rank, position,
grandeur, 21, 251.

Astoyne, v. to stun, to bruise, to
shatter, 1203.

At, prep. according to, 1633; in,
upon, "at sad wordes" = upon
oath, 1920; for, 2674; by, out by,
9300.

At, pron. that, 2617, 4734, 9881.
Athel, s. See Hathel.

Atire, Atyre, v. (A.N.) to prepare,
to fit out, 2013; to dress, to deck,
3026; to repair, 13420.

Atle, Attell, v. to array, to ar-
range, 855, 2376, 4304; to aim, to
Atter, Attur, s. (A.S. atter) poi-
attempt, 2965, 5727. See Ettle.
son, dregs, 920, 926;
= piss, 303.
Atter, v. (A.S.) to embitter, to
sour, 2281.
Attle, v.

See Ettle.

Atyre, v. See Atire.
Aumber, Aumbur, s. amber, 1666,

6203.

Aun, Aune, Awne, adj. own, 276,

6211, 6808, 13045.

Aunsetre, Aunsetry, s. (A.N.) an
ancestor, 5; ancestry, 6319, 9362,
13062.

Aunter, Auntre, v. (A.N.) to
venture, to hazard, 314, 724; to
happen, 742, 2862.

Aunter, s. an adventure, a hap, a

chance, 5, 67, 827, 1707; a marvel,
a wonder, 150, 153, 2856.
Auntrus, Antrus, adj. bold, dar-
ing, adventurous, 537, 1121, 2186.
Aurthewert, 6887, Aurthwart,
6796; Aurthwert, 7676; Aurth-
ward, 7325; Awrthwert, 1862;
Awterwart, 4892; adv. angrily, in

anger.

Auther, conj. either, 6528, 7761.

Authwart, Awthwert, adj. angry,
1960, 9801.
Avenaund, Avenond, adj. (A.N.)
beautiful, lovely, 3073, 3368.
Avente, v. (A.N.) to open the
aventaile for the purpose of breath-
ing, to admit air to, 7090.
Aventur, s. chance, opportunity,

4601.

Averys, s. avarice, 194.

Avowe, s. (A.N.) a vow, an oath,
2973.

Avowe, v. (A.N.) to vow, to make

a vow, 261, 2002.
Aw, Awe, v. (A.S.) to be bound.
by duty, 2179, 2987; to owe, 533;
to claim, to have by right, 13622.
Awblaster, s. an arbalest or cross-
bow-man, a crossbow; in 1. 5707
means, arrows from the crossbows,
the "wharles" of 1. 4743.
Note.

See

Awkewardly, adv. senselessly,
stupidly, 4379.
Axe, s. (We. ax) an axe; but
applied also to arrow-heads, spear-

heads, and swords, 1588.

Ay, adv. always, ever, 48, 194,

1728, 1814.

Baillfully, adv. (A.S. beal) miser-
ably, 11983.

Bailusly, adv. (A.S.) sadly, bit-
terly, 9446.

Bainly, adv. readily, at once, im-
mediately, 135, 3370, 8082, 10857,
13220.

Bak, Bake, s. the back, 1902;
"turnyt the bake” = fled, 1348;
"to gyffe bake" = to retreat,
9474.

Baldly, adv. boldly, fearlessly,
9742.

Bale, 8. (A.S. beal) mischief, evil,

destruction, 497, 1433, 2136.
Bale, adj. deadly, sad, miserable,

926, 1388, 2234, 2681.
Balefull, Balfull, adj. evil, bane-
ful, deadly, 169, 899, 945.
Ballit, adj. bald, 3848.
Balsamom, Balsaum, s. (Fr.) bal-
sam, 8777, 9119.

Bame, 8. See Baume.

Ban, v. (A.N.) to curse, 4935;

Banne, 1388.

Bane, s. (A.S. bana) a murderer,

7926.

Banke, s. the shore, the coast,

1069, 1902.

Barbur, s. a barber, 1598.
Bare, adj. (A.S.) curt, short, 74;

mere, simple, 150, 828; purpose-
less, unproductive, 2502; com-
plete, 483; late, last, 10805; bare-
headed, 2018; unarmed, 5065;
adv. alone, deserted, 1320; s. the
naked skin, 5821.

Bare, pret. of Bore, pierced, bored,
9432.

Barely, Barly, adv. wholly, en-
tirely, 68, 2780, 12090.
Baret, s. (A.N.) strife, contention,
5274, 9336; trouble, sorrow, 4167,
5872.

Barge, s. a war-vessel, 90, 9720.
Bargen, s. contention, strife, 2502.