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.

Aghe-ful, adj. awful, H; aghful, H.

A-gon, v. to obtain, PP.—­AS. of-gangan, to require. (A-3.)

A-gon, pp. and adv. gone away, ago, S2, C3; agoon, C2, C3; agone, S3; agoo, PP; ago, C2.—­AS. a-gAin, pp. of Ai-gAin, to go forth. (A-I.)

A-graythen, v. to make ready, to dress, NED; agreA3/4ed, pp., S2; agrayA3/4ed, NED.—­From Icel. greiA deg.a:  Goth, ga-raidjan. (A-I.)

A-graythinge, sb. apparel, S2, NED.

Agreable, adj. pleasant, NED; aggreable, favourable, S3.—­AF. agreable.(A-7.)

A-gref, in grief, NED; agrief, C; ogrefe, NED. Phr.:  takes not agreve, takes it not unkindly, NED. (A-2.)

Agreggen, v. to make heavy, to be heavy, to aggravate, HD; agreggid, pp., W2—­OF. agregier:  Prov. agreujar; Late Lat. aggreuiare, from *_greuis_ for Lat. grauis. (A-7.)

AgreA3/4ed, pp. made ready, S2; see A-graythen. [Addition]

Agreuen, v. to bear heavily on, to grieve, oppress, HD; agreued, pp., C2, PP.—­OF. agrever; Lat. aggrauare; ad+ grauare, from grauis. (A-7.)

Agrimony, sb. agrimony, Prompt.; agremoine, Voc.; egrimony, Prompt.; egremoin, C3; egremounde, NED; ogremoyne, Voc.—­Lat. agrimonia; Gr. [Greek:  agremonae] cp.  F. aigremoine.

A-grisen, v. to be horrified, to terrify, to loathe, HD, MD, S; agryse, S2, C3.—­AS. Ai-grA-san. (A- I.)

A-grounde, on the ground, S2, PP; on this earth, PP. (A-2.)

Agte, sb. possession, S; see Auhte.

A-gulten, v. to sin, to offend, MD, PP, S; agilten, MD; agelten, MD; a3*ulten, S; agulte, pt. s., PP; agult, pp., S; agilt, HD, PP.—­AS. Ai-gyltan. (A-I.)

Ah, conj, but, S, S2; see Ac.

Ah, pr. s. owes (as a duty), S; ahen, pr. pl., are obliged, S; see Owen. [Addition]

A-honge, pp. hanged up, S. (A-I.)

Aht, adj. worthy, valiant, NED; see Auht.

Aht, sb. aught, anything; ahte, S; ahct, S; see Ought. [Addition]

Ahte, sb. possession, S2; ahhte, S; see Auhte.

Ahtlice, adv. valiantly, NED; ohtliche, NED. See Auht.

A-hungerd, pp. a-hungered, PP, S3; ahungred, NED; afyngred, PP.—­AS. ofhyngred. (A-3.) See Of-hungred.

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