A-lemen, v. to illumine, S; alimen, S; aleomen, S.—­AS. Ai + lA(C)oman. (A- I.)

A-lesednesse, sb. redemption, MD.

A-lesen, v. to loose, deliver, S; alesde, pt. s., S; alesed, pp., S, HD.—­AS. Ai-lA(C)san, Ailysan. (A-1.)

A-lesendnesse, sb. redemption, MD.

A-lesnesse, sb. redemption, S, MD.—­AS. Ai-lA(C)snis.

Al-gate, adv. every way, always, in any case, NED, S3, C, C2, C3; allegate, S; algates, S2, C2, C3; algatis, W.—­Cp.  Icel. alla gAtu, every way.

Algorisme, sb. the Arabic or decimal system of numeration, arithmetic, NED; algrim, MD; augrim, S. Phr.:  cipher in algorisme, the figure o, a mere cipher, NED.—­OF. algorisme (augorime); Low Lat. algorismus (cp.  Span, guarismo, arithmetic, Minsheu); from Arab. al-Khowarazmi, the surname of an Arab mathematician of the 9th cent.

Al-halowen, sb. pl. all saints, NED; alhalowes, NED; halalwes, S2.

Al-halowen day, sb.  All Saints’ Day, NED.—­AS. ealra halgena dA|g.

Aliance, sb. alliance, NED; alliaunce, C2.—­AF. aliance.

A-liche, adv. alike, PP, NED.—­AS. ge-lA-ce. (A- 6.) See Iliche.

~ Alie~, sb. ally, relative, PP; allye, C2.

Alien, v. to combine, unite, ally, NED; allyed, pp., C2.—­OF. alier; Lat. alligare. (A- 7.)

A-liri, adv. across (said of the legs), P; alyry, PP.—­AS. on + lira, the fleshy part of the leg (Voc.). (A-2.)

A-li3*ten, v. to alight, get lightly down from a horse, to descend, also, to lighten, MD; alyghte, C2; alyghte, pt. s., PP; aly3*te, PP; alihte, MD; ali3*te, S; a-lyhte, S2; ali3*t, pp., S2.—­AS. Ai-lA-htan. (A- I.)

A-li3*ten, v. to enlighten, illuminate, to light (a fire), NED.—­AS. on-lA-htan. (A- 2.)

A-li3*tnen, v. to enlighten, NED; a-lichtyn, S3; alyctnyng, pr. p., S3. (A- I.)

Al-kaly, sb. alkali, C3.—­Arab. al-qali*y, calcined ashes; from qalay, to roast in a pan.

Alkamistre, sb. alchemist, C3, NED. OF. alkemiste.

Al-kamye, sb. medieval chemistry, PP.—­OF. alcamie, alquimie; Sp. alquimia; Arab, al-ki*mi*a*; Late Gr. [Greek:  chaemia], of doubtful origin, prob. from chumeia, pouring.

Al-karon, sb. the Koran, S2.—­OF. al-coran; Ar. al-qora*n, the reading, from qara’a, to read aloud.