Ambassadrie, sb. ambassadorship, NED; embassadrie, S2, C3.—­F. ambas-*saderie.

Ambassage, sb. embassy, NED; ambassages, pl., S3.

Amblen, v. to move at an easy pace, NED.—­OF. ambler; Lat. ambulare, to walk.

Amblere, sb. an ambling horse or mule, C, NED.

Amellen, v. to enamel, MD; ammell, Palsg.; amelled, pp., Palsg.; amelyd, HD; amiled, HD; ameled, NED.—­AF. aymeler, OF. esmailler; OHG. smalzjan, to smelt, liquefy; cp.  It. smaltare, to enamel (Florio).  Cf. En-amelen, Mute.

Amenden, v. to amend, mend, MD, S, S2, C2, W; amended, pp.  S2; amendid, W2.—­OF. amender; Lat. e-mendare_, from _ex_ + _mendum_, fault. (~A-~ 9.)

Amene, adj. pleasant, S3, NED; ameyn, S3.—­OF. amene; Lat. amoenum.

Amerant, sb. amaranth, a fadeless flower, S3.—­OF. amarante; Lat. amarantum (acc.); Gr. [Greek:  amarantos.] (A- II.)

Amercy, v. to amerce, fine, P, NED.—­AF. amercier; from OF. estre a merci came estre amercie, then amercier.

Amete, sb. ant, emmet, NED; amte, W2; emete, Voc.; emote, NED; ematte, Voc.; amtis, pl., W2; amptis, NED.—­AS. A|mete, A(C)mete_.  Cp.  OHG. _Aimeiza_; from OHG.  Ai, off + _meizan_, to cut, as if ‘the cutter or biter off.’

Ametist, sb. amethyst, NED; ametistus, W (Rev. 21. 20); amatyste, HD; amaste, HD; amaffised, MD.—­OF. ametiste; Lat. amethystum (acc.); Gr. [Greek:  amethustos.] (A- 11.)

Ameuen, v. to be moved, NED; ameued, pt. s., C2.—­OF. esmeuv-, accented stem of esmover; Lat. exmou*ere. (A- 9.)

Ameyn; see Amene.

A-midde, adv. and prep, amid, S2, C2, PP; amidden, S; amydde, PP.—­AS. on middan, on middum. (A- 2.)

Amirail, sb. a Saracen ruler or commander, an emir, an admiral, MD; amerel, Prompt.; amyralle, MD; amrayl, HD; admirald, S.—­OF. amirail, amiral; cp.  Arab. am*ir-al-bahr, commander of the sea, am*A-r-al-m*umin*im, commander of the faithful.

A-mis, adv. amiss, C2; amys, G; onmys, NED. (A- 2.)

Amome, sb. an odoriferous plant, amomum, NED; amonye, W, HD.—­OF. amome (Cotg.); Lat. amomum; Gr. [Greek:  amomon], a name applied to several spice plants.

Amoneste, v. to admonish, warn, HD.—­OF. amonester; Late Lat. *_admonitare_, from Lat. admonitus, pp. of admonere, see Constans. (A- 7.)