Apece, sb. the alphabet, Prompt.; see A-B-C.

Apenden, v. to belong, S2, PP; appenden, S2, PP.—­OF. ap(p)endre; Lat. ad + pendere. (A- 7.)

Aperceyue, v. to perceive, C2, PP; aperseyue, PP.—­OF. aperASec.oiv-, accented stem of aperceveir; Late Lat. appercip[*e-]re; Lat. ad + percipere. (A- 7.)

Aperceyuinges, sb. pl. observations, C2.

Aperen, v. to appear, S, PP; apeeren, PP; aper, S2; appiere, P; apperand, pr. p.  S3.—­AF. aper-, stem of apert, pr. s. of aparoir; Lat. apparere (ad + parere). (A- 7.)

Apert, adj. clever, expert, NED; aspert, S3.—­OF. aspert, espert; Lat. expertus. (A- 9.) See Expert.

Apert, adj. open, NED, H, HD; adv.  C2. Phr.:  in to apert (= Lat. in palam), S2.—­OF. apert; Lat. apertus, pp. of aperire, a verb with [*a-]=_ab_, prefix. (A- 8.)

Aperteliche, adv. openly, S2; apertly, P, H; appertly, P.

Apertenaunt, pr. p. appertaining, C2.—­OF. apertenant.

Apertene, v. to appertain, NED, C3.—­OF. apertenir; Lat. ad + pertinere. (A-7.)

Apertinent, pr. p. appertaining, C2.—­Late Lat. adpertinentem.

Apesen, v. to appease, NED, S3 (3b. 1352), C2, C3; appease, S3 (19a. 295).—­OF. apeser, from a + pes; Lat. pacem, peace. (A- 7.)

Apeyren, v. to harm, diminish, impair, PP, W; apeyre, P, W; appayre, S2, P; apeyred, pp.  S2.—­OF. ampeirer, empeirer;

Lat. in+_peiorare_, to make worse, from peior, worse. (A- 10.)

Apeyryng, sb. injuring, S2, W; appairing, S3.

A-piken, v. to trim, adorn, MD; apiked, pp., C. See OF. piquer (Cotg.).

Aplien, v. to apply, devote one’s energies to, NED; apply, S3.—­OF. aplier; Lat. applicare.

Apointen, v. to come or bring matters to a point, to agree, arrange, to prepare, equip, NED.—­OF. apointer, from a point.

Apointment, sb. agreement, NED; poyntemente, S3.—­OF. apointement.

Aposen, v. to question, S2, PP, Prompt.; apposen, C3, PP.  Cp. Opposen.

Apostel, sb. apostle, S; appostel, NED; appostil, NED; apostle, W; postlis, pl.  NED.—­AS. apostol; Church Lat. apostolus (Vulg.); Gr. [Greek:  apostolos], one sent forth, messenger; cp.  AF. apostle (OF. apostre).