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.

Anientise, v. to bring to nought, to destroy, NED; anientice, PP; anentisen, CM; anentesch, PP; anyntische, W2; neentishe, NED; annentissched, pp.  CM; anyntischid, W2; enentyscht, H; enentist, H.—­OF. anientir (variant of anienter), pr. p. anientissant. (A- 7.)

Anise, sb. anise, also dill, NED; anys, NED; aneyse, Voc.—­OF. anis; Lat. anisum; Gr. [Greek:  anison].  Cf. Anete.

A-niA deg.erien, v. to lower, humiliate, MD; aneA deg.ered, pp.  MD, HD.—­AS. Ai + niA deg.erian. (A- 1.)

Anker, sb. anchor, S.—­AS. ancor; Lat. ancora; Gr. [Greek:  agkura].

Anlas, sb. a kind of dagger, anlace, MD, C; anelace, HD; anelas, MD, NED.—­Cp.  Low Lat. anelacius (Ducange), OWelsh anglas.

An-leth, sb [Correction]. face, countenance, MD, HD, NED; onndlA|t, MD; onlete, MD.—­Icel. andlit (Swed. anlete):  AS. and-wlA-ta.

Ann-; see An-.

Annamyllit, pp. enamelled, S3; see Enamelen.

Annuel, adj. yearly; sb. a mass said either daily for a year after, or yearly on the anniversary of a person’s death, NED; anuell, S3.—­AF. annuel; Late Lat. annualem, for Lat. anna*lem, from annus, year.

Annueler, sb. a priest who sang an annual, PP, C3, HD.

An-on, adv. at once, instantly, soon, in a short time, S, S2, C3, PP; anan, S, NED; onan, S2; onon, S, S3; anoon, S3, C2, G, W.—­AS. on Ain, into one; on Aine, in one (moment).

Anonder; see Anunder.

Anon-ryght, adv. immediately, C3, G; anonrihtes, S; ananriht, S.

An-ouen, adv. above, S, NED; onuuen, NED.—­AS. on ufan.

A-nough, adj. (as pred.) enough, CM; anew, S3. (A- 6.) See Ynow.

Anoy, sb. discomfort, vexation, trouble, MD, S2, PP; anoye, W2; anui, MD; enuye, S.—­OF. anoi:  OSp. enoyo:  OIt. inodio, from the Lat. phrase est mihi in odio; see Diez.  Cf. Noye.

Anoyen, v. to annoy, PP, W2, S2, C2, C3; anoiede, pt. s., W; noyede, W; anoyed, pp.  W; anuyed, PP; anuid, MD; anud, S; anuy3*ed, S2; ennuyed, P.—­AF. ennuyer.  Cf. Noyen.

Answere, sb. answer, MD; ondswere, S; answare, S; onswere, S., andsware, S.—­AS. and-swaru.

Answeren, v. to give an answer, S, PP; ondswerien, S; andswarede, pt. s.  S; andswerede, S; ontswerede, S; onswerede, S; onswerde, S; answarede, S; answerede, S.—­AS. and-swarian.

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