Arblaste, sb. a military engine for throwing missiles, MD, S2; alblast, S2.—OF. arbaleste; Late Lat. arcuballista.
Arblaster, sb. an arblast-man, S2.
Arch, sb. arch, Prompt.; arches, pl. court of Arches, P.—OF. arche (Cotg.).
Arch-, prefix, chief; erche-, Church Lat. archi-; Gr. [Greek: a*rchi]-, [Greek: a*rch]-.
Arch-angel, sb. archangel, S, PP; archangles, pl. S.—Church Lat. archangelus; Gr. [Greek: a*rchAingelos].
Arche-biscop, sb. archbishop, S; erchebissop, S2.—AS. A|rce-biscop (S); Lat. archi- + AS. biscop.
Archer, sb. archer, S2; archeer, C2; harchere. Voc.—AF. archer. See Ark.
Archi-deken, sb. archdeacon, PP; erchedekene, S2.
Archi-flamyn, sb. high-priest, S2.—Church Lat. archiflamen, archbishop (Ducange), from Lat. flamen.
Archi-triclin, sb. the ruler of the feast, S; architriclyn, W.—Church Lat. architriclinus (Vulg.); Gr. [Greek: a*rchi*trklinos].
Arch-wyfe, sb. a wife who rules; arche-wyues, pl. C2, CM.
Are, sb. honour, reverence, also, grace, clemency, MD, NED, S; ore, S, S2, G, HD; happy augury, MD, S.—AS. Aire (Air); cp. OHG. A(C)ra, honour (Otfrid).
Are, sb. oar, MD; see Ore. [Addition]
A-recchen, v. to explain, expound, to speak, NED.—AS. Ai-reccan. (A-1.)
A-rechen, v. to reach, to strike, to reach in thought, to imagine, to be sufficient, NED, S, S (ii. 47), S2, W, PP.—AS. Ai-rA|*can. (A-I.)
A-reden, v. to declare, to interpret, NED, W; areede, W.—AS. Ai-rA(C)dan; cp. G. errathen. (A-I.)
A-redy, adj. ready, P, HD, NED; 3*e-redi, MD. (A-6.)
Are-full, adj. compassionate, MD, S.—AS. Air-full.
Are-les, adj. merciless, MD; oreleas, S; oreles, S.—AS. Air-lA(C)as.
Aren, v. to show mercy to, S, MD.—AS, Airian.
Aren, pr. pl. are, S, PP; arn, MD, C2, PP; are, MD; ar, MD, S2, PP; ere, MD, S2; er, H.—ONorth. aron.
Arende, sb. errand; HD, PP; see Erende.
Arerage, sb. the state of being in arrear, indebtedness, NED, PP; arrerage, C, PP.—OF. arerage, AF. arrerage.
Arere, adv. to the rear, in the rear, PP; Arrere, PP.—AF. arere; Late Lat. ad retro, backward. (A-7.)