Acoyen, v. to quiet, coax, tame, NED, Palsg.; acoyed, pt. s., S2.—­OF. acoyer, to calm; Lat. ad + quietare. (A-7.)

Acumbrid; see Acombren.

A-cursien, v. to curse, NED; acursi, S, NED; acorse, PP; acorsed, pp.  MD. (A-1.)

Acustumaunce, sb. customary use, NED, C2.—­OF. acostumance. (A-7.)

Acwenchen; see Aquenchen.

Adamant, sb. adamant, very hard metal, a fabulous rock or mineral, the diamond, the loadstone or magnet, NED; precious stone, Prompt.; ademaunt, C; adamounde, Prompt, (n.); admont, NED; athamant, NED; athamaunte, C; attemant, NED; aymont, NED.—­AF. adamant (aimant); Lat. adamantem; Gr. [Greek:  adamas] ([Greek:  -anta]), lit. invincible, untamable, from [Greek:  a- + damao], I tame. (A-11.)

Adaunten, v. to subdue, NED; adauntede, pt. s., S2.—­OF. adanter, adonter; Lat. ad + domitare, to tame. (A-7.)

A-dawe, out of life, NED, HD.—­AS. of dagum, from days. (A-3.)

A-dawen, v. to rise from sleep, also, to arouse, NED; adawed, pp.  S3.—­Cp.  MHG. er-tagen, to dawn. (A-1.)

A-day, adv. at morn, by day, S2, P; adai, S. (A-2.)

Addledd, pp. earned, S; see Adlen. [Addition]

A-dili3*en,, v. to be lost, to perish, S; adili3*ede, pt. s., S; adiligde, S.—­AS. Ai-diligan, to destroy. (A- I.)

A-di3*ten, v. to appoint, order, prepare, compose, clothe, treat, MD, S; ady3*t, pp., MD; adight, G; adyght, MD, HD. (A- 1.)

Adlen, v. to earn, MD; addle, Manip., MED; addledd, pp., S.—­Icel. AA deg.la, refl. AA deg.la-sk, to acquire for oneself property, from A cubedA deg.al, property, patrimony, from *_aA3/4al_, race, see Fick, 7. 14; cp.  OHG. uodil, ‘praedium’ (Tatian).  See Athel.

Admirald, sb. a Saracen commander, S; see Amirail.

Admod, adj. humble, gentle, S; A|dmod, MD; edmod, MD.—­AS. A(C)admA cubedd, A(C)aA deg.mA cubedd.  See Eth.

Admoded, pp. as adj. lowly; see Eadmodien.

Admodie, adj. pl. humble, MD; edmodi, MD.

Admodliche, adv. humbly, gently, MD; A|dmodli3*, S.—­AS. A(C)admA cubeddlice.

Admodnesse, sb. humility, gentleness, MD, S; edmodnesse, S; A|ddmodnesse, S.—­AS. A(C)admA cubeddnes.

A-do, sb. fuss, trouble, difficulty, S3, Prompt., WW; = to do, PP, WW; adoe, ND, (A- 5.)