Abaye, sb. barking; phr. at A3/4e abaie, at abaye, at bay, S2.—­OF. abai, barking, from abaier; cp.  F. aboi in phr.:  Atre aux abois.

Abbay, sb. abbey, C2; abbeis, pl., S2.—­AF. abbeie (abeie); Church Lat. abba*dia, abba*tia, from abba*tem.  See Abbod.

Abbesse, sb. abbess, PP.—­OF. abbesse; Church Lat. abbatissa.

Abbod, sb. abbot, MD, S2; abbot, S, PP; abbodes, pl.  S2.—­Church Lat. abba*tem (pronounced abba*dem), nom. abbas; Gr. [Greek:  abbas]; Syriac, abba, father.

Abbodesse, sb. abbess, PP.

Abbot-rice, sb. abbacy, S.—­AS. abbod-rA-ce, the rule of an abbot.

A-B-C, the alphabet, P; abcy, Cath.; abce, Cath. (n.), PP; abcee, Cotg.; abece, Cath. (n.); apece, Prompt.—­Cp.  OF. abece, the crosse rowe (Cotg.).

Abeah, Abeh.; see Abu3*en.

Abeggen, Abeien; see Abyen.

A-bernen, v. to burn; abernA deg., pr. s.  S.—­AS. Ai-beornan. (A- 1.)

Abhominacioun, sb. abomination, NED, C2.

Abhomynable, adj. abominable, S3, C3.—­AF. abhominable; Lat. abominabilem.

A-biden, v. to abide, remain, await, endure, S, S2, W2; habide, S2; abyde, C2; abid, imp., S, S2; abid, pr. s., S; abit, S, S2, C3; abod, pt. s., S; abood, W2; abide, pt. pl., S2; abididen, W2; abide, pp., G.—­AS. Ai-bA-dan. (A- 1.)

A-biding, sb. expectation, W2.

Abiggen; see Abven.

Abil, adj. able, CM; able, C; hable, S3, MD.—­OF. able, hable (mod.  F. habile); Lat. habilem.

Abilite, sb. ability, NED; habilitie, S3.—­OF. habilitA(C).

Abil3*eit, pp. apparelled, S3.—­OF. habiller.

Abil3*ement, sb. clothing, S3.—­OF. habillement.

Abit, sb. dress, a monk’s clothing, habit, PP, CM, HD; abite, W.—­AF. abit (habit); Lat. habitum (acc.).

A-biten, v. to bite, S.—­AS. Ai-bA-tan. (A-I).

Abject, pp. and adj. cast out, NED.

Abjecte, v. to cast aside, S3.

A-blawen, v. to blow, MD; ableow, pt. s., S.—­AS. Ai-blAiwan. (A-I.)

A-blenden, v. to blind, MD; ablent, pr. s., S; pl., S; ablende, pt. s., MD; a-blend, pp.  MD.—­AS. Ai-blendan. (A-I.)