A-fon, v. to receive, S; afeoh, imp., S; avoA3/4, pr. pl., S; auenge, pt. pl., S2.—­AS. Ai-fA cubedn, on-fA cubedn (for ond-fA cubedn), see Sievers, 198, 5. 1. (A- 4.) Cf. Onfon.

Aforce, v. to force, constrain, NED, H; afforce, H; aforsed, pt. pl., H.—­OF. aforcer, efforcer, esforcier; Late Lat. exfortiare, from Lat. fortis, strong. (A- 9.)

A-fore, adv. prep., before, PP, WW; affore, PP; afor, PP; affor, PP; aforn, NED.—­AS. on-foran. (A- 2.)

A-forthen, v. to further, promote, to achieve, to manage to do, to manage to give, to afford; P, NED, SkD, HD; a-*forde, NED.—­AS. ge+forA deg.ian. (A- 6.)

A-fote, adv. on foot, PP; afoote, S3, W; auote, S2. (A- 2.)

Afrayen, v. to disturb from peace and quiet, to frighten, NED; affraye, C2 (E. 455); afreyd, pp. alarmed, afraid, NED; affrayed, W, S2, C, C3; affrayd, S3; affrayt, S3; frayd, S3, fraid, S3.—­AF. afrayer, effrayer, OF. esfreer:  Prov. esfredar; Low Lat. ex-fridare, from fridum; cp.  OS. friA deg.u, peace. (A- 9.) See Affrayen.

A-fright, pp. terrified, C; afri3*t, NED, HD; afry3*te, HD.—­AS. Ai-fyrht, Ai-fyrhted. (A-I.)

After, prep, and adv. after, according to, S, HD,S2, C3; efter, S, S2; eftir, S3; eafter,MD; aftir, S2.—­Af-ter is a comp. form, see SkD.

After-clap, sb. an evil consequence or result, HD; after-clappys, pl., MD.

After-del, sb. disadvantage, MD; after-dele, HD.

A-fure, adv. on fire, S2; auere, S2; afiere, W2. (A-2.)

Afyngred; see Ahungerd.

Afyrst, pp. athirst, PP; afurst, PP; afrust, PP; see Of-A3/4urst. [Addition]

A-gasten, v. to terrify, MD, PP; agesten, S; agaste, pt. s., C2, C; agast, pp., PP, S2, S3, C2, C3, G; agazed, S3; agaste, pl., S2, W.—­AS. Ai+gA|*stan, to frighten. (A-I.)

A-gen, prep, and adv. towards, back, again, S; see A-3*ein.

Agenes, prep, against, S; see A3*eines.

Agenst, prep, against, NED; see A-3*einst.

Agenst-Christ, sb.  Antichrist, S3.

A-gessen, v. to reckon, calculate, S. (A-I.)

Aghe, sb. awe, H; agh, NED; see Awe.