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.

ArfeA deg.-telle, adj. difficult to count, S. See ArfeA deg..

Arnde, sb. errand, MD; see Erende.

Arnd-race, sb. messenger, S; Arndraches, pl., S.—­AS. A|rend-raca_.

Arnen, v. to run, S; see Rennen.

A-uez, adj. pious, fast in the law, S.—­AS. A|-fest_.  See A.

Afaiten, v. to affect, to prepare, array, dress, to train, tame, subdue, NED, PP; affaiten,P; fayten, S2, PP; faiten, PP.—­OF. afaiter, afeiter; Lat. affectare, freq. of afficere; ad+facere. (A-7.)

A-fallen, v. to fall, MD; auallen, MD; afeol, pt. s., MD; afallen, pp., MD.—­AS. Ai-feallan. (A-1.)

A-fallen, v. to fell, NED; afal, imp., S; aual, S.

A-felde, adv. a-field, to the field, PP. (A- 2).

A-fellen, v. to fell, NED; auellen, MD.—­AS. Ai-fellan, Ai-fyllan. (A- 1.)

A-fer, adv. afar, W, W2; afeer, NED; of feor, S (s.v. feor). (A- 3.) Cf. A-ferre.

Afere, sb, affair, bustle, appearance, demeanour, S2, NED; effere, S2; effeir, S2, S3; effer, S2; afferes, pl., PP.—­OF. afere=a+fere; Lat. facere, to do. (A-7.)

A-feren, v. to frighten, terrify, S, PP; afferen, MD; affeare, 2 pr. s. subj., S; afered, pp. afraid, S, C, P; aferd, S, C, P, W2; afeerd, W; afert, PP; aferde, S3, P, W; afferde, S3.—­AS. Ai-fAiran. (A- 1)

A-ferre, adv. afar, Prompt.; oferrum, S2; onferrum, S2; onferre, NED; on-*ferr, NED. (A- 2).  Cf. Afer.

Aff-; see Af-.

Affamysit, pp. famished, S3, NED. Cp.  OF. afamer; Late Lat. affamare.

Affectuosly, adv. passionately, HD, NED.

Affectuouse, adj. hearty, affectionate, NED, H; affectuse, NED.—­Lat. affectuosus.

Affray, sb. terror, S3, C2, C3.  Cf. Effray.

Affrayen, v. to frighten, C2; affrayed, pp.  S2, C, C3, W; see Afrayen.

Afile, v. to file down, NED; affyle, C.—­OF. afiler.

Afingret, pp. an-hungered, NED, HD; see Of-hungred. [Addition]

A-flemen, v. to drive away, MD; aulem, imp, s., S.—­AS. Ai-flA(C)man (Ai-flA1/2man). (A-1.)

Afolen, v. to befool; afoled, pp., S; afoild, NED, HD.—­OF. afoler (Bartsch); Low Lat. *_adfolare_, to make foolish. (A- 7.)

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