A-bouten, adv. and prep. about, C2, P, MD; abuten, S; abuuten, S; abuton, S; abute, S; aboute, S, G; oboute, MD; obout, S2.—­AS. on-bAtan (=_on-be-Atan_). (A-2.)

A-bouen, adv. and prep, above, C2, PP, MD; aboue, PP; abufen, S; abuuen, MD; abowen, MD; abone, S3, JD; oboven, MD; obowen, MD; oboune, MD. Phr.:  at here aboue, S2.—­AS. on + bufan (=_be_ + ufan). (A-2.)

Abregge, v. to abridge, shorten, C; abreggide, pp., W; breggid, W.—­OF. abreger, abregier:  Prov. abrevjar; Lat. abbreviare. (A-8.)

A-breiden, v. to start up, to draw (sword), to thrust out, to blame, S; abreyden, NED; abraid, pt. s.,S; abreyde, C2; abrayde, C; abroden, pp., S; abruden, S.—­AS. Ai + bregdan. (A-I.)

A-brode, adv. abroad, PP; abrood, C2; abrod, widely apart, PP. (A-2.)

Abusioun, sb. deceit, S2, C3.—­OF. abusion (Cotg.).

Abute, Abuton, Abuten; see A-bouten.

A-bu3*en, v. to bow, MD; abuen, MD; abouwen, MD; abowe, NED; abeah, pt. s., MD; abeh, S.—­AS. Ai-bugan. (A-I.)

A-byen, Abye, v. to buy, to pay for, S3, C2, C3, PP; abygge, PP; abiggen, PP; abuggen, S, PP; abeggen, MD, G; abeien, S; abie, PP; abuiA3/4, pr. s., S; abugeA deg., pr. pl., S; abouhte, pt. s., S; aboughte, G; abought, pp. 63.—­AS. Ai-* bycgan. (A- 1.)

Abyme, sb. abyss, S2, HD.—­OF. abime, abisme; Low Lat. *_abyssimum_, superl. of Lat. abyssus; Gr. [Greek:abussos], bottomless. (A- 11.)

Ac, conj. but, S, S2, P; acc, S; ah, S, S2; ak, S2, PP; hac, S; ach, MD; auh, MD, S; auch, MD; oc, S; occ, S.—­AS. ac.

Acc-; see Ac-.

Accident, sb. accident (a term of the schoolmen), C3.—­Lat. accidentem.

Accidie, sb. sloth, indolence, S, CM, PP.—­AF. accidie (NED); Low Lat. accidia, acedia; Gr. [Greek:akaedia], heedlessness, torpor. (A- 11.)

Accompt, sb. account, S3; see Acounte. [Addition]

Accompted, pp. accounted, S3; see Acounte. [Addition]

Ace, sb. a jot, S3; see As. [Addition]

A-cennen, v. to bring forth, to beget, MD; acenned, pp.  MD; accenned, S; akenned, MD; akennet, S; acende (for acend), S.—­AS. Ai-cennan. (A- I.)