Alther-, gen. pl. of all, C, G, W2, PP; see Alre-.

Alther-best, adj. best of all, S, C; see Alrebest.

Alther-feblest, adj. feeblest of all, S2, HD.

Alther-first, adj. first of all, HD; see Alrefyrst.

Alther-moost, adj. most of all, HD; see Alremest.

Al-to, adv. entirely, S, NED (s.v. all, see C, sect. 15), W, W2, H; all-to, H.

Al-togidere, adv. altogether, G; alte-gA|dere, S.

Al-wat, conj., adv. all the while, till, S, MD (s.v. al, p. 57); alwet, MD; alhuet, NED (s.v. all what).  See What.

Al-weldand, adj. all-wielding, S2; al-*wealdent, S.—­AS. al-wealdend.

Al-weye, adv. all along, at all times, perpetually, at any rate, NED; alne-way, S2; alwey, C2, C3, PP; alwais, S2; al-leweyes, NED.—­AS. ealne weg.

Alynen, v. to besmear; alyned, pp., S2.—­Lat. allinere. (A-7.)

A-lyue, adv., adj. as pred. alive, C2, S2, PP; onlyue, C2, G; onliue, S.—­AS. on life. (A-2.)

Am, I pr. s. am, S, C3; A|m, S, MD; ham, S; eam, MD; eom, MD.—­O.North. am, O.Merc, eam (VP), AS. eom.

A-mad, pp. as adj. distracted, mad, MD, S; amed, MD; amadde, pl.  MD.—­AS. ge-mA|’*d, pp. of ge-mA|’*dan, to madden; cp.  OHG. ga-meit, foolish. (A-6.)

Amaistrien, v. to master, teach, PP; amaistrye, P, HD.—­OF. amaistr(i)er; Lat. ad + magistrare. (A-7.)

Amalgame, sb. a soft mass, mixture of metal with mercury, NED; malgam NED.—­OF. amalgame; Low Lat. amalgama.

Amalgaming, sb. the formation of an amalgam, C3.

Amang; see Amonge.

A-mansien, v. to curse, to excommunicate, MD; amansi, MD; amansy, MD; amonsi, HD; amawns, HD; amansed, pp., S.—­Contracted from AS. Ai-mAinsumian, to put out of intimacy, from mAinsum, familiar, intimate; pp. Ai-mAinsumod, also AimAin-*sod; see Schmid. (A-I.)

A-masen, v. to amaze, stupefy, NED; amased, pp C3. (A-I.)

Ambassade, sb. the function of ambassador, an ambassador and suite, NED; embassades, pl., S3.—­OF. ambassade, ambaxade; OSp. ambaxada, from Low Lat. ambaxia, ambactia, office, employment, from ambactus, vassal, retainer, a Celtic word found in Caesar.