A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A-doun, adv. down, S, S2, C2, C3, G; adun, S; adune, S.—­AS. of dAne, off the hill. (A- 3.)

A-drad, pp. frightened, put in dread, NED, S2, G, C, PP; adred, S; adrede, NED.—­AS. of-drad (A- 3).  Cf. Of-dreden.

A-drawen, v. to draw out, S2; adroh, pt. s., NED; adrou, NED; adra3*e, pp.  NED. (A- 1.)

A-dreden, v. to fear greatly, S, NED; adrade, reflex., S.—­OMerc. and-drA|*dan (Rushw.); see NED. (A- 4.)

A-drenchen, v. to drown, to be drowned, MD, S, PP; adreynten, pt. pl., PP; a-*dreynt, pp. drenched, PP; adreint, MD; adrent, S, PP; adreynched, PP.—­AS. Ai-drencan. (A- I.)

Adressen, v. to make straight, to direct, NED, H.—­OF. adressier, adrecier Late Lat. addrictiare, from Lat. directum, straight. (A- 7.)

A-drinken, v. to be drowned, MD, S; adronc, pt. s., MD; adronken, pl., MD; adrunken, pp., MD.—­AS. Ai-drincan. (A- 1.)

A-drye, v. to endure, bear, HD; adri3*en, S (19. 1047), MD.—­AS. Ai-drA(C)ogan. (A- I.)

A-dun, adv. down, S; see Adoun.

A-dunien, v. to din; adunest, 2 pr. s., adenyd, pp.  MD. (A- I.)

Adun-ward, adv. downward, NED; adonward, S2.

Adversarie, sb. adversary, C3.—­OF. adversarie; Lat. aduersarius.

Advertence, sb. mental attention, C3—­Late Lat. advertentia.

Advocat, sb. advocate, intercessor, C3; vokate, PP; vokyte, causidicus, Voc.; vokettus, pl.  PP.—­OF. advocat; Lat. aduocatum (acc.).

A, sb. law, MD.—­AS. A|w_ (*A|), law, divine law, the Mosaic law, marriage; Goth, _aiws_, an age, eternity; cp.  OHG. _A(C)wa_, the law of God, eternity (Otfrid).  Cf. ~A-uez, Eu-bruche~, Eche.

Admod, adj. humble, gentle, MD; see Admod.

Admodli3*, adv. humbly, S; see Admodliche.

Admodnisse, sb. humility, MD; A|ddmodnesse, S; see Admodnesse.

Ahte, num. eight, MD; see Eighte.

Ahtene, num. eighteen, S; see Eightene.

An, num. and indef. art. one, S; A|nne, S; see Oon. [Addition]

Aness, adv. once, S; see Oones. [Addition]

Aoure, pron. your, S; see 3*oure.

Ard, sb. native land, home, S; see Erd.

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