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.

Ant, conj, and, also, if, S, S2.  See And.

Antem, sb. anthem, C2; antefne, MD.—­AS. antefne; Church Lat. antA-fona (cp.  Prov. antA-fena, It. antifona); for older antipho*na; Gr. [Greek:  antiphona] lit. things sounding in response.  Cf. Antiphone.

Anticrist, sb.  Antichrist, MD; antecrist, W (I John 4. 3); ancrist, MD; ancryst, Voc.—­Church Lat. antichristus (Vulg.); Gr. [Greek:  antichristos].

Antiphone, sb. antiphon, NED; Church Lat. antipho*na; see Antem.

Antiphonere, sb. anthem-book, C2; antyphonere, Voc.; anfenare, Voc.; amfanere, Voc.—­Church Lat. antiphonarius.

Anum, adv. at once, S.—­AS. Ainum, dat. of Ain, one. [The MS. has anA, put for anu* (= anu_m_)].  See Oon.

An-under, prep, under, S; anonder, S.

An-Uppe, prep, and adv. upon, MD; onuppe, S.

An-uppon, prep, upon, S, MD; an-uppen, S.

Anwalde, sb. dat. power, S; anwolde, S; see On-wald. [Addition]

A-nyghte, adv. by night, C2; ani3*t, S; onigt, S. (A- 2.)

A-nyghtes, adv. at night, nightly, S3*.

Apalled, pp. made pale, NED; appalled, C, C2.—­OF. apalir, apallir; Lat. ad+_pallire_ for pallere. (A- 7.)

Aparail, sb. apparel, PP; apparaille, C2, PP.

Aparailen, v. to make ready, to fit up, furnish, to dress, attire, PP; apparayleden, pt. pl.  S2; aparailed, pp.  S; apparailled, P.—­OF. apareiller; Late Lat. adpariculare_, to make equal or fit, from Lat. _par_, equal. (A- 7.)

Aparaunce, sb. appearance, NED; apparence, C2.—­AF. apparence. (A- 7.)

Apart, adv. apart, aside, C2; aparte, separately, PP, NED.—­OF. a part. (A- 7.)

Apart, v. to set aside, separate, NED; aparte, S3 (24. 14).

Apartie, adv. in part, partly, PP, NED. (A- 2.)

Apayen, v. to satisfy, please, to requite, HD, PP; apayd, pp.  S3, C2, C3; apayed, C2, W; apaied, W, PP.—­OF. apaier (apayer): Prov. apagar; Lat. ad + pacare, from pacem, peace. (A- 7.)

Ape, sb. ape, MD, C2, C3, P; fool, HD. Phr.:  A3/4e olde ape, i.e. the devil, MD; wyn of ape (= OF. vin de singe), wine which makes the drinker pleasant, wanton, or boyish, Cotg., MD, HD.—­AS. apa.

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